Hvorfor stjæler barnet? (1955)

The film tells the background stories of four children's petty thefts. It shows that behind children's actions lie experiences or thoughts that are far from criminal, and that the problems in the child's world are often much more complex than the adults think. Almost all children "steal" now and then. The four thefts are depicted with the aim of providing factual material for a discussion of the problem in connection with lectures, in discussion groups or study groups, wherever educational and psychological issues are examined and discussed.