This project aims at fighting against the new forms of urban violence that have shocked the entire Moroccan society. These new forms of violence have been recently led by young people mainly in outlying areas, the majority of whom are repeat offenders who challenge the population by posting and extolling their violent actions through the media networks which have marked the whole of Moroccan Society and sometimes heated the debate. In the absence of a quick reaction, a deep understanding of the phenomenon and an immediate action through innovative approaches, the situation may worsen and profoundly impact the Moroccan Society. The implementation of these activities will be facilitated by the DGAPR Strategy for the Modernization of the Prison Administration and the Humanization of Prisons, launched in 2015, as well as the strong cooperation between UNDP and DGAPR to support the implementation of this strategy.

This objective will be achieved through four expected and complementary outputs, which will ensure the viability and the sustainability of the project as well as an impact locally at the youth prisons level and more globally at the Moroccan society level:

1. Improving and humanizing the conditions of detention of young people.

2. Accompanying young people to improve their reintegration.

3. Directing communication and outreach activities towards youth at the national level to address urban violence (related activities will be conducted directly by UNDP).

4. Developing an action-oriented research program and an action plan for the fight against youth recidivism and its generalization at the national level.