Juvenile Delinquency: Is Society to Blame?

Abstract

The aim of the study is to present the main characteristics of juvenile delinquency from Romania before and after 1989 in order to emphasize and clarify the relevance and the role of psycho-social factors in the evaluation and prevention of vulnerability exhibited or implied by delinquent behaviors. For this purpose, we relayed on the existing studies and researches concerning juvenile delinquency in the communist and post-communist regime, and also conducted our own investigation through questionnaires, document analysis and interviews on a population of 420 juvenile delinquents and 420 persons in control group. The first batch of studies was taking into account internal (within) and external (without) pressures and influences present in the life of the juvenile delinquent but it did not state a clear case regarding the pre-eminence of one influence over another. Our inquiry tried to sift through them and assess their importance in triggering delinquent behaviour in youth.The general conclusion of the study is that the range and impact of social and educational factors upon the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency are higher and stronger than any other factor.

PENGARUH KONDISI LINGKUNGAN TERHADAP KERAWANAN KEJAHATAN DI KAWASAN PERKOTAAN Studi Kasus di Kecamatan Sumur Bandung, Kota Bandung

“…Iklim sosial dapat menggambarkan tingkat interaksi sosial antarindividu, bila hal itu berjalan baik akan mampu mencegah social delinquency (Müller-Fabiana, 2016). Gambar 6.…”