A youth conviction leads to a fivefold increase in the risk of an adult conviction
Neuchâtel, 21.08.2018 - (FSO) – Previous convictions and gender among minors are determining factors when evaluating the risk of (re)conviction in adulthood, according to a series of analyses carried out in 2015. Juvenile delinquents are almost five times as likely to be convicted in adulthood as young people without a juvenile criminal record and, in general, boys are five and a half times more likely than girls to be convicted on reaching the age of majority, according to an analysis by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
This press release and further information on this topic can be found on the FSO website (see link below).
Address for enquiries
Information in French:
Christophe Maillard, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice Section, Tel.: +41 58 463 62 13
e-mail: crime@bfs.admin.ch
Information in German:
Isabel Zoder, FSO, Crime and Criminal Justice Section, Tel.: +41 58 463 64 59
e-mail: crime@bfs.admin.ch
Publisher
Federal Statistical Office
http://www.statistics.admin.ch
