English Translation

US XIX. The fight against In order to protect young people and combat youth crime, various provisions have been adopted - also to prevent their character - which will be discussed in more detail: A. Youth card and statistics of the special services of the female criminal police. The unpublished decree concerning the prevention of crimes against the Reich and Prussia. Minister of the Interior of 14 December 1937 - Pol. S-Kr. 3 No. 1682/37 — 2098 — and the guidelines issued by the RCP express the growing need for the criminal police to carry out crime prevention tasks. Recognizing that the fight against juvenile crime is of particular importance in the preventive work of the criminal police, the police must focus their attention more than ever on children, young people and minors. It must try to keep an eye on the nature and extent of crime in order to be able to take appropriate measures in good time in the interests of young people and the community. Youth - For a long time now, a register (youth-file) has been kept at a number of special offices of the WKP for the collection of the criminal files of children, young people and minors, whether as accused, injured or witnesses. On the basis of such a file, a safe and simple follow-up of the development of the growing person and a timely initiation of preventive measures is possible. Furthermore, it is suitable to create documents for a statistical evaluation.