Get a curve

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Getting a curve - Giving life a new direction is a crime preventive initiative of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to prevent juvenile delinquency. It is based on the recommendations for action of the Enquetekommission to develop proposals for an effective prevention policy in North Rhine-Westphalia , which was introduced in the motion of the parliamentary groups of CDU , SPD , FDP and Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen on June 10, 2008.

“Getting a curve” focuses on the early detection of sociobiographically heavily burdened multiple suspects between the ages of eight and fifteen who are at risk of developing into so-called “intensive offenders”. The costs for such an intensive offender amount to up to 1.7 million euros between the ages of 14 and 25. He leaves behind more than 100 victims, some of whom - depending on the type and severity of the crime - are traumatized.

Police and youth welfare work together to investigate children and young adolescents who are particularly at risk of crime using a coordinated and comprehensive risk analysis. In addition to the unlawful acts / criminal offenses committed (statistical consideration), this procedure also includes, in particular, the existing risk and protective factors (intuitive consideration). In addition to the criminal offenses registered by the police, intensive offenders almost always have a conglomerate of family, social and personality-related problems (risk factors) in the background. Examples are the incomplete parental home, social exclusion, an unstructured lifestyle, the consumption of drugs, poverty, physical or emotional neglect, family members who have committed delinquents, experiences of violence in the family environment, poor parenting skills, family conflicts, a problematic, crime-laden living environment or absenteeism from school.

Very young, very precarious living conditions = very high risk of crime

This "rule of three" is of course not one that inevitably and clearly works. In order to be able to make statements about developments, extensive individual considerations are necessary, which precisely record and illuminate these living conditions. It is scientifically undisputed that such risk factors - in terms of type, severity, number and their relationship to crime-inhibiting circumstances (protective factors) - develop into chains of effects and are decisive causes for the emergence and in particular the manifestation of crime. The aim is also to recognize such imbalances. Young people and their families at risk are offered the opportunity to participate voluntarily in the initiative. Pedagogical specialists from independent child and youth welfare organizations work - in close coordination with the police and the local youth welfare offices - then intensively and individually target-oriented with them, their families and, if necessary, with their peer group ("peer group ").

A duration of participation is not specified. The participants and their individual developments are regularly examined in a standardized manner and then a decision is made as to who the program is still useful and targeted for. The average duration of participation is two years.

The PFK have their place of work in the corresponding district police authority. The aim is to sustainably prevent the visible symptom, delinquency, by recognizing and eliminating deeper problem situations (causes of crime), avoiding further victims and giving those affected the chance to participate in society again. The initiative's catchy formula is: "Early help instead of later hardship!"

"Getting around curves" started in 2011 in eight district police authorities (Aachen, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Duisburg, Hagen, Cologne, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Wesel) as a pilot. After extensive, scientific evaluation and support (2011 to 2016) by the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and an analysis by Prognos AG, the initiative was extended to eleven other authorities in 2016 (Bochum, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Ennepe-Ruhr- District, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Mettmann, Mönchengladbach, Münster, Oberhausen, Paderborn). As of 2019, a total of 23 district police authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia will implement "curve warping". Hamm and the Märkische Kreis are new. The 23 district police authorities include over 110 municipalities.

Development of the total exposure index in the participant and control group

The significant reduction in risk factors and an increase in protective factors through participation in the initiative have been scientifically proven. The cost-benefit analysis of Prognos AG also suggests a saving in social follow-up costs in the millions (the company receives between three [3.25] and ten [10.55] euros for every euro used). However, an impact evaluation showed that, compared to a control group, participation in the initiative had no effect on the crime rate and the severity of the crime committed by participants after the program ended.

In 2017 "getting a curve" was included in the Green List prevention of the Lower Saxony State Prevention Council.

A further, nationwide expansion of the initiative is the medium and long-term goal in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Central management and controlling are carried out by Department 424 in the Ministry of the Interior in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Both are based on a precisely described standard process and include the expertise of different professions, such as child and youth welfare, street work, school, science and (crime) prevention, and thus also ensure the sustainable quality and implementation of "Get a curve".

The standard process described makes it possible to use and implement “getting a curve” in other municipalities and (federal) states.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Report of the study commission on the development of proposals for an effective prevention policy in North Rhine-Westphalia. (PDF; 1.9 MB) In: aba-fachverband.org. State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, March 2010, accessed on March 15, 2017 (also Landtag printed matter 14/10700).
  2. ↑ K. Boers: Continuity and termination of persistent delinquency courses . In: Federal Ministry of Justice (ed.): The youth criminal law facing new challenges? Godesberg GmbH, Mönchengladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-936999-64-8 .
  3. ↑ L. Riesner, J. Jarausch, A. Schmitz, C. Glaubitz, T. Bliesener: The biographical development of young multiple and intensive offenders in the city of Neumünster. (PDF; 2.65 MB) Final report of the research project. (No longer available online.) In: psychologie.uni-kiel.de. 2012, archived from the original on March 16, 2017 ; accessed on March 15, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / entwpaed.psychologie.uni-kiel.de
  4. ↑ a b c d Marcel Hölterhoff, Jan Braukmann, Sören Mohr, Christina Resnick: Cost-benefit analysis of the crime preventive NRW initiative “ Get curves ” , Prognos AG, March 17, 2016 (PDF; 424 kB).
  5. ↑ only brightfield data
  6. ↑ Hölterhoff, M., Braukmann, J. Mohr, S. Resnicck, C. (2016) (PROGNOS AG). Cost-benefit analysis of the crime preventive NRW initiative "Get curves" (at www.kurvekriegen.nrw.de)
  7. ↑ Bernd Dollinger, Henning Schmidt-Semisch: Handbook of juvenile crime: Criminology and social pedagogy in dialogue . VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden, ISBN 978-3-531-94164-6 .
  8. ↑ Lars Riesner: The possibilities and limits of predicting delinquent behavior based on youth welfare documents, ZJJ 4/2016 . ( Dissertation online ).
  9. ↑ a b c d T. Bliesener, C. Glaubitz, B. Hausmann, T. Klatt, L. Riesner: Evaluation of processes and effects of the NRW initiative “Get a curve”. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Final report of the impact evaluation. (No longer available online.) In: psychologie.uni-kiel.de. 2015, archived from the original on March 16, 2017 ; accessed on March 15, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / entwpaed.psychologie.uni-kiel.de
  10. ↑ Bliesener. T, Glaubitz, C., Hausmann, B., Klatt, T., Riesner, L., (2015), process and impact evaluation of the NRW initiative “Get curves” - final report of the impact evaluation (at www.kurvekriegen.nrw. de)