A solution to put an end to delinquency?
More young offenders taken in charge by the judicial protection of youth (PJJ) will be offered a "
military-inspired course
" within the army, after the "
success
" of the experiments, announced this Thursday, February 2, the Ministries of Justice and the Armed Forces.
“
About 300 young people per year
” staying in one of the 51 reinforced educational centers could be affected by these five-week courses supervised by soldiers, the Chancellery told AFP.
“Promote social and professional integration”
Three experiments had been launched since the announcement of the system in July 2021, in particular in Coëtquidan (Morbihan), with the aim of "
promoting the social and professional integration of minors and young adults
" supported by the PJJ.
The results of these experiments proved to be “
very positive
”, particularly in terms of the “
professional integration path
” of the participants, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Also, "
the courses of military inspiration will be generalized to all the reinforced educational centers
", on a voluntary basis and after agreement of the PJJ.
To supervise the participants, the ministry intends to call on "
retired soldiers
", alongside the professionals of the PJJ.
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The Minister of Justice, Éric Dupond-Moretti, and the Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, will also sign this Thursday, during a trip to Montigny-lès-Metz (Moselle), an agreement to facilitate access for young offenders to voluntary military service (SMV), via a short course to discover this device.
An agreement to develop the possibility of carrying out works of general interest (TIG) within the army will also be signed.