13 Amendments of Angelika WERTHMANN related to 2010/2017(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Wishes to encourage a discussion on the gender equality policy in the labour market to enable the women and men who so wish to participate actively in the public and individual actions aimed at curbing juvenile delinquency and incivilityountering the development of juvenile delinquency, in particular violent crime, and the increasing antisocial behaviour of young people which manifests itself in a worrying lack of a sense of responsibility and tolerance;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Article 18(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the role of parents as the primary public measure for ensuringproviding for the needs and acting in the best interests of their child and requires states to activelren, also recalls that states have undertaken to give every support to parents in fulfilling their parental responsibilities;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that these international institutions do not give adequate consideration to the socioeconomic aspects of juvenile delinquency and are not socioeconomic aspects of juvenile delinquency have still not been subjected to thorough scientific study, resulting in a lack of models for an integrated approach to the causes of the problem; previous discussion has not been as explicit about the overall material conditions required in order to rule out direct or indirect discrimination against women and men on the labour market;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that juvenile delinquency now also extends to dangerous games, gender violence, rape or gang rape, early sexualisation and exposure to pornography, for which the Internet has become a prime vehicleyoung people mainly encounter via the Internet, abuse of substances which are smoked, drunk, or injected, and eating disorders, excesses of which teenagers can be both instigators and victimwhich generally stem from local pressure, applied consciously or not, coupled with teenagers’ poorly bolstered sense of self-esteem and are linked to all kinds of other excesses;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) 6a. Is concerned at the dual risk of young people becoming victims: studies show that young people are statistically more likely to suffer adult violence whilst at the same time being the main targets of peer violence;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees with the list of causes set out by the EESC: -– a broken home and– studies in recent decades repeatedly show that half or even two thirds of crimes in one age group are committed by a small number of young people with behavioural difficulties who are characterised by desperate home circumstances and a lack of basic social attributes for life in society; the difficulties in balancing family life and work, both of; – situations which increasingly often result in a lack of attention and an absence of constraints and control for children; - – socioeconomic marginalisation or poverty; -– truancy and academic failure; -– youth unemployment – integration into professional life and the appearance of steady companions were turning points even where there was a serious lack of social competence; -– the broadcasting of violent images and attitudes via some media or video games; – abuse of drugs and toxic substances, such as cannabis, or even excessive alcohol consumption; -– shortcomings in the teaching and passing on of social and civic values, such as obeying rules, solidarity, generosity, tolerance, respect for others, critical self- awareness, empathy, high standards of work, etc., which are being replaced in our ‘globalised’ societies by more utilitarian values like individualism, competitiveness or hyper-consumption, which in certain circumstances can generate a degree of detachment from society1 ; 1 European Economic and Social Committee, Opinion on The prevention of juvenile delinquency. Ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of the juvenile justice system in the European Union, OJ C 110, 9.5.2006, p. 75. ;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the family is the first, formative place where social interaction occurs for children and that parents are also responsible for this interaction according to Member-State law and international agreements; an extended family circle can plays a vital role in prevention and rehabilitation; in view of the current social circumstances and the steady decrease in the number of people supported by a broad, stable family network, there is a need to give more thought to alternative models such as stand-in parents and formulate new, combined models on the basis of data from positive experiences;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that schools helpalso help considerably to mould young people’s social skills, as they are the place where children are left alone for the first time to experience contact with an unfamiliar community;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages social services, where appropriate, to monitor behaviour while ensuring that this is not seen as stigmatising or restricting young people; programmes tailored to specific cases have, however, achieved very significant results;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Invites the Member States to improve teacher training, to promote cooperation between parents and teachers, and to take young people’s views into account and reinforce teachers’ sense of responsibility towards the children in their care; invites the Member States to promote cooperation between parents and teachers on the one hand and public social services on the other and to take into account the views of children but above all of young people within the framework of the applicable rules;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites parents and schools to encourage extracurricular, artistic and sporting activities as a necessary counterbalance to the ever-increasing pressure to achieve results; in this context, projects such as ‘big sister/brother’ might serve as a buffer, since the people involved do not belong to the immediate family circle, young people find it in many ways easier to address problems, and they will offer more competent advice than friends of the same age (the second reference group); a similar effect – one which would be useful particularly in the case of the last of the causes given by the EESC (the insufficient provision and handing down of pro-social values, solidarity, respect and empathy) – might be comprehensively achieved through ‘local grandmother / grandfather’-type projects;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the competent bodies to assess the public policies concerning the effectiveness of alternative punishments for juvenile delinquents, the impact of gender stereotypes in youth crime, the role played by media, the different experiences of boys and girls in relation to violence, and the role played by parents, schools and youth organisations in preventing youth crimethe stress factors identified;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to support professional counselling networks for families, couples having difficulty parenting, and adolescents with problems relating to at-risk lifestyles and forms of dependency, in particular those working in the area between families and public social services; parents would in many cases gladly seek advice but would hesitate to do so from the social services – the same is true for adolescents with problems who seek a safe refuge without having to face the authority of the state which lies behind the public social services;