Unaccompanied minors: our survey of these young people in survival mode, whatever the cost

Paris but also Montpellier, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes are confronted with the phenomenon of delinquency of unaccompanied minors (unaccompanied minors), also called unaccompanied foreign minors. In groups, these young people, many of whom come fromAlgeria and you Morocco, engage in theft in shops and individuals. Many are young, even very young (under 12). Some are also young adults who try to pass themselves off as minors. Confronted with this new form of delinquency which has increased over the past three years, the police are exhausted chasing these young people, who are often then released because of their minority.

A parliamentary mission is underway to assess the extent of the phenomenon and try to provide answers. The public authorities, in general, appear helpless in the face of these minors who very often refuse to be accompanied by child welfare services. And who only constitute a minority of unaccompanied foreign minors hosted in France.

What solutions can be found to get these wandering young people off the streets? How to root them out of local crime networks, taking advantage of this workforce that seeks to survive by all means? What do we think of it in their country of origin? How can we help them build their future?

In a series dedicated to them, West France especially gives a voice to these young people. Those who are still in Morocco, those who have already fallen into delinquency in France, those who are trying to get out …

The episodes of our series are to be discovered on the following dates:

Monday 1^is mars :

– REPORT. The irrepressible desire for exile of young Moroccans: what drives them to come to Europe

– VIDEO. Morocco faced with the exile of its teenagers in Europe: a failing state, associations mobilized

– Unaccompanied foreign minors: how many only go through Spain?

Tuesday March 2:

– TESTIMONIALS. “We understood that we could trust here”: from wandering to respite for three unaccompanied minors

– STORY. “In Algeria, it’s a lost future”: itinerary of an isolated ex-miner, from Drean to Rennes

– INTERVIEW. “Unaccompanied minors must be recognized as victims of human trafficking”

Wednesday March 3:

– Delinquency of foreign minors: the authorities are trying to cope

– Rivotril, opiates: where do these disinhibitory drugs used by unaccompanied minors come from?

– Unaccompanied minors: makeshift networks exploit the theft underclass

– Why are unaccompanied foreign minors so difficult to identify?

Thursday March 4:

– “Force doesn’t work”: how to get foreign minors out of the street?

– In Paris, the Goutte-d’Or district facing the delinquency of unaccompanied foreign minors

– These unaccompanied minors who arrive in Ouistreham, who takes them to England?

– In Nantes, with the curfew, young street delinquents have disappeared from radar

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