Essays about: "Delinquent Behaviour"

Found 4 essays containing the words Delinquent Behaviour.

1. 1. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DISORGANISATION ON DRUG USE AMONG YOUTH FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE : ARE BOYS AND GIRLS AFFECTED TO THE SAME EXTENT BY RISK FACTORS OF SOCIAL DISORGANISATION?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

   Author : Annika Riekwel; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Disorganisation; Gender; Risk Factors; Drug Use; Juvenile Delinquency; Delinquent Behaviour;

   Abstract :  Although the theory of social disorganisation does emphasise the influences neighbourhood dynamics have on youth, it does not consider if the risk factors of mobility, delinquent friends, ethnicity, and low socioeconomic factors, affect boys and girls in similar ways. The purpose and aim of this study is to contribute with gender-based research to the field of criminology that can be used when developing interventions among juveniles with delinquent behaviour. READ MORE

3. 2. Delinquency among adolescents with psychopathic traits in high-risk neighborhoods.

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

   Author : Laura Ibrahim; Adarshprit Kaur; [2018]
   Keywords : adolescents; delinquency; psychopathic traits; high-risk areas; gender differences; ungdomar; brottslighet; psykopatiska drag; högriskområden; könsskillnader.;

   Abstract : The study examine if there is a direct link between adolescents with psychopathic traits and delinquency, secondly if there is a direct link between neighborhood and delinquency. Gender differences were also examined as a control variable. The third aim is to look at the interaction between psychopathic traits and neighborhood on delinquency. READ MORE

4. 3. We're not a gang, we're a group : A micro-ethnographic study on the roles of football, religion and community in the work with youth delinquency in Panama City

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan

   Author : Hanna Juntti; [2015]
   Keywords : Youth delinquency; Change; Identity; Symbolic constructions; Collectives; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to understand what, according to social workers and people with criminal backgrounds in Panama, contributes to change in criminal behaviour amongst delinquent youth with focusing on projects using football, religion and community as changing means. The empirical data was collected according to micro-ethnographical requirements and consisted of twelve hours of observations, seven interviews and additional information through web pages and brochures. READ MORE

5. 4. Delinquency abstention: the importance of morality and peers

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Alberto Chrysoulakis; [2013]
   Keywords : Abstention; Delinquency; Gender differences; Malmö Individual and Neighbourhood Developmental Study MINDS ; Morality; Peers;

   Abstract : Kriminologisk forskning har sedan länge fokuserat på brottslighet och antisocialt beteende. Däremot har en mindre grupp individer genomgående uppgett att de aldrig ägnat sig åt antisocialt beteende och avstår således från brottslighet. READ MORE