ABSTRACT
With its 83,872 square kilometers (32,383 square miles), Austria is a relatively small country. It is an Alpine country located along the Danube, Europe’s second-longest river. Austria is bordered on the west by Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, on the northwest by Germany, on the north by the Czech Republic, on the northeast by Slovakia, on the east by Hungary, on the south by Slovenia, and on the southwest by Italy. Austria is a
Introduction to Austria: e Country and the People 287 Juveniles in Austria 289 Juvenile Delinquency 290 Juveniles and Police 296 Problems in Police Work with Juveniles 297 Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency 299 Juveniles and the Justice System 300 e Current Juvenile Penal Law 311 Data on Diversion, Conviction, and Incarceration 314 Abolishing of the Juvenile Court of Vienna 316 Conclusion 317 Notes 318 References 318
member state of the European Union and consists of nine federal provinces: Vorarlberg, Tyrol, Carinthia, Salzburg, Upper Austria, Styria, Lower Austria, Burgenland, and Vienna, which is also the capital city.
