YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 21, NOYAN TAPAN. According to official data, the number of vagrant children registered in Armenia reduced about 70% during the recent 9 months. So, according to data of the RA Police Service on Juveniles' Cases, if 170 such children were registered in the republic in 1997, 79 ones in 2005, only 52 children were registered in 2006. According to the same source, the number of beggar children also reduced. As the Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by the Public Relations and Information Department of the RA Police, as of January 1, 2007, 52 juveniles, 14 of who below 14 years old, were prophylacticly registered in the Foreign Ministry's departments for being engaged in begging. 43 of them are boys. 19 from those children were registered in the marz of Ararat, 8 in Yerevan, 8 in the marz of Gegharkunik and 8 in the marz of Shirak, 4 children were registered in Lori, 2 in Armavir and 2 in Kotayk, 1 was registered in the marz of Syunik. It was mentioned that the predominating part of children are with their parents at present, works of indivudual educational character are done with the latters. Besides, they are sent to different educational institutions with the help of the Police. Voluminous events were implemented to reveal people involving juveniles in begging and it was found out that juveniles are mainly involved in it being incited by their parents.

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