Hanging explosives on doors, removing drugs from sea containers: in Rotterdam, boys are recruited to carry out these types of criminal activities. While the municipality is looking for solutions, Sheila Kamerman saw how a group of mothers try to prevent young people from ending up in crime in the first place.
Also read this article by Sheila Kamerman: In the Rotterdam district of Pendrecht, ‘Unwise mothers’ talk about loitering youth, street intimidation and explosions.
And this article by her and Bram Endedijk: The errand boys of the Rotterdam drug criminals do not want to be losers.
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- Guest:
- Sheila Chamberman
- Presentation:
- Floor Bean
- Editorial:
- Nina van Hattum, Ignace Schoot & Ruben Pest
- Edit:
- Reuben Pest
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven
- Photo:
- Mediatv/ANP