NCJ Number
88572
Journal
Revue internationale de criminologie et de police technique Volume: 35 Issue: 4 Dated: (October-December 1982) Pages: 391-404
Date Published
1982
Length
14 pages
Annotation
Industrially developed member nations of the Council of Europe (Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, England, and the Netherlands) are experiencing serious integration problems with second-generation offspring of migrant workers from less developed countries (Turkey, Yugoslavia, Spain, Portugal, and Algeria).
Abstract
The most serious matter of concern is the high risk of criminal involvement faced by these largely unemployed, socially unassimilated, and potentially deviant and hostile youths. To assist both the host countries and their minorities, the Council of Europe has held seminars devoted to this problem and issued policy guidelines promoting cultural and social programs aimed at integration. The Council's endorsement of social action programs for the benefit of the migrant workers in Western Europe dates from a 1974 resolution, updated in 1977. Since then, implementation of education efforts in the various countries and their local communities has begun. Pilot programs have been initiated, information exchange on program experience is foreseen, and research studies on bilingualism are underway. The principal thrust of all these efforts is adequate outreach to enable participation of both foreign parents and their children in language learning and other acculturation activities. A text of the Council's resolution is appended.