'Baby gangs' of Italy: Naples police clamp down on youth violence
Since the end of the pandemic, Naples, in the South of Italy, has seen a worrying increase in youth violence. Groups of adolescents, known as “baby gangs”, are getting involved in illegal activities that are becoming more and more violent. The city, which has been plagued for decades by organised crime, is now having to combat a new generation of criminals. Natalia Mendoza and Charlotte Davan Wetton report.
Since the end of the pandemic, Naples, in the South of Italy, has seen a worrying increase in youth violence. Groups of adolescents, known as “baby gangs”, are getting involved in illegal activities that are becoming more and more violent. The city, which has been plagued for decades by organised crime, is now having to combat a new generation of criminals. Natalia Mendoza and Charlotte Davan Wetton report.
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