Some 54% of Dutch Moroccan youths have come into contact with the police, compared with 23% of young men in general, according to research published in a criminology magazine.

Just 5% of girls have been quizzed about a crime, but 13% of girls with a Moroccan background have been questioned, the researchers say.
The researchers say it is not clear why Moroccan Dutch youth should be so over-represented in the figures, but say their low social economic status and cultural aspects could play a role.
They also point to Belgian research which indicates police are more likely to question immigrant youths than white natives.
The researchers do not say how many of the youths questioned by police are actually convicted of a crime.