Many of these Turkish and Moroccan parents have not succeeded in becoming part of the fabric of Dutch society. Because of their lack of fluency in Dutch language and lack of adaptation to local customs and the fabric of Dutch society their kids often do not succeed in high school. Apart from the vast law abiding majority of adult Turks and Maroccans there is only a small section of Maroccans, Turks and Kurdish Turks who are activily smuggling large amounts of hard drugs. And in some areas there are street gangs made up of Moroccan youths. Drugs and prostitution are indeed not seen as a major issue in Dutch society.
Prostitution is well nigh legalized.
Soft drugs are indeed consumed by an appreciable group of youngsters. Using soft drug or posessing small amounts of soft drugs is no problem. Up to the month of April 1997 a citizen with less than 20 grams of soft drugs in the pocket would NOT be persecuted, but this amount has now been lowered to 5 grams. There is however a serious but rarely effective enforcement policy on hard drugs. Indeed only a small percentage of these hard drugs are actually caught during transportation.