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FIGAROVOX/Tribune – Friday, a VTC driver was murdered by his fourteen-year-old client. These murderous minors, who are increasingly younger, act in most cases deliberately and without an ounce of guilt, points out child psychiatrist Maurice Berger.
Maurice Berger is a child psychiatrist. He is notably the author from On gratuitous violence in France (The Gunner, 2019).
The murder committed by a fourteen-year-old hitman in Marseille questions the evolution of our society. Minors who commit a very violent act are increasingly younger, and we would like to have an estimate of the extent of this phenomenon. However, when I asked the Statistical Service of the Ministry of the Interior about homicides and attempted homicides committed by minors, I did not obtain a response.
A 2022 Senate information report points out “a loss of interest by public authorities in tracing the evolution of juvenile delinquency . Quite surprisingly, in terms of attacks on people, between 2012 and 2019 the number of minors prosecuted decreased (- 6.6%) while the number of minors directly implicated by the police increased. , indicating a 69% increase in minors prosecuted…
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