Factors of juvenile crime: Significant external factors and their practical implications in the court proceedings

Abstract

The behavior of juveniles, particularly the unauthorized one, is always in the focus of scientific, professional and general public interests because it is an indicator of performance of measures by which a society takes care of the young. Though the negative part of social reality, juvenile crime deserves special attention because the return of the minor to the 'right path' of allowed and expected behavior is prior and responsible task of every society. Category of minors consists of persons with special psycho-physical structure with respect to the level of development, which are extremely sensitive, with intense emotional processes, and exposed to the influence of numerous factors, some of which can contribute to their eventual socially unacceptable behavior. Starting from the basic issues related to juvenile crime, and through analysis of the results of empirical research, the authors have carried out certain conclusions about the etiology of juvenile crime and the factors that contribute to this negative social phenomenon.

Keywords

• juvenile
• delinquency
• factors
• personality of juveniles
• society