Chaos in Leinfelden-Echterdingen: Young people cause unrest!

Chaos in Leinfelden-Echterdingen: Young people cause unrest!

in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, the mood is bubbling: complaints about noise, garbage and disputes, caused by a group of young people between the ages of 12 and 16, are increasing. These problems have been with the city for several months, especially on weekends. According to the FW City Councilor Beatrix Hess, residents often experience that trash cans are being overturned and the new market becomes noise pollution. Mayor Carl-Gustav Kalbfell expresses serious concerns about the current situation: "There is no order, the trash cans are thrown and even lit"-a state that cannot go on. His solution: A security service for the new market may be used to get the situation under control and make the public space safer again.

youth work in focus

The Greens, on the other hand, have a different approach: they demand more outskail youth work. This could help offer the young people sensible alternatives and to dissuade them from such actions. Similar incidents with the same group of young people are also known in Stetten on the bonus market. Christian Wörner, spokesman for the Reutlingen police headquarters, confirms the regular complaints about the noise pollution and the trash left behind. Police stripes are therefore often on site, have talks with the young people and refer to space in order to calm the situation. However, Wörner emphasizes that these are not crime focus, but rather youth -specific meeting points that are increasingly monitored in the warm months. The new market, attractive due to its proximity to shops, attracts young people.

missions of disrupting noise worldwide

In other regions, various measures are already being discussed to control the behavior of young people. In some cities, including Freiberg am Neckar, noise -made sounds have been installed that release acoustic signals in the frequency range from 16 to 18 kilohertz. These devices are designed to drive away young people and young adults up to about 25 years. However, critics see how the state working group Mobile Youth Work/Streetwork, see such measures as problematic. They call for young people to involve public spaces instead of passing them away. The Local Association for Youth and Social Affairs Baden-Württemberg (KVJS) supports this perspective and emphasizes that displacement methods are counterproductive.

prevention must be

The Federal Youth Ministry deals intensively with the problem of child and youth crime and has developed action strategies for prevention. It is emphasized that the majority of suspect children and adolescents only appear police once. But there are intensive perpetrators, mostly male and often from socially disadvantaged conditions. This complexity requires joint action by youth welfare, schools, police and judiciary. The implementation of preventive measures is primarily laid in the responsibility of the federal states and municipalities. An important goal remains to develop new strategies to improve the situation and to strengthen cooperation between the various actors.

The current events in Leinfelden-Echterdingen are a sign that local politics and social actors are required to find solutions together. It is up to all of us to become active and to involve the young people in the design of their surroundings and at the same time to offer them clear guidelines and perspectives. More information can be found in the Stuttgarter Nachrichten href = "https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sgesellschaft/hochgradig-problematic-storgerchsender-sollen-vandalism-verhren--und-refen-alle-9842366.html"> Tagesspiegel and on the website of the Federal Youth Ministry .