Essays about: "Youth Criminality"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Youth Criminality.

  1. 1. Negotiating Unwanted Outsider Status- A study of Gang Subculture among Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sourav Das; [2023]
    Keywords : Rohingya; Rohingya Refugees; Gangs; Refugee Gang; Deviant Subculture; Gang Subculture; Moral Panic; Folk devils; Law and Political Science; Cultural Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The emergence of the refugee gang subculture has changed its focus from being a regional to a worldwide problem, drawing on the findings of previous studies. Many past studies suggest that the massive influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar has not only amplified existing socioeconomic challenges but has also fueled concerns within the host population in Bangladesh regarding organized gang violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Learning from social outreach workers- A study of crime prevention among children in the county of Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Cayenne Westholm; [2023]
    Keywords : social outreach work; social work; crime prevention; youth criminality; cultural criminology; phenomenology; street-level bureaucracy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Currently, there is an increased societal focus on youth criminality and also a growing popularity of municipal social outreach work as a countermeasure of it. The purpose of this study is therefore to elucidate social outreach workers' experience of their work with children through a crime preventative perspective, to expound upon their role in crime prevention and to highlight the emotional aspects and challenges in their work. READ MORE

  4. 3. Central Psychosocial Factors In Gang-Related Violence With A Focus On Male Youth Aged 13-25 - Swedish Social Worker's Perspective

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Isabella Wassberg-Demetriou; Lida Maria Urpo; [2022]
    Keywords : Psychosocial factors; gang-related violence; youth; interventions; social work;

    Abstract : Youth involvement in gang-related violence is an ever-growing issue apparent in Stockholm,Sweden. This research places importance on the identification of the central psychosocial factors prevalent in these male youths’ lives, as well as the use of them in intervention construction according to Swedish social workers. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Role of Bystanders and Enablers in Juvenile Delinquency

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

    Author : Oluwatoyin Jaiyeola; [2020]
    Keywords : enablers; bystanders; delinquency; juvenile; SAT; self control; anomie-strain;

    Abstract : There has been serious concerns about the pace at which juvenile criminality isincreasing globally(National Academies Press, 2001).Young people are increasinglybecoming susceptible to a wide variety of misdemeanors; from substance abuse and addictionto murder (ibid). READ MORE

  6. 5. Children of Alcoholics: A systematic review on the correlation between parental alcoholism and youth criminality

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

    Author : Lina Miranda Möllerstedt; [2019]
    Keywords : Children of Alcoholics; Youth Criminality; Offspring Deviance; Alcohol use Disorder;

    Abstract : Abstract: Prior research indicates a growing number of Children of Alcoholics (CoAs) in Sweden, and increased levels of externalizing behaviours in these individuals. According to international research, externalizing behaviours as criminality are more often displayed in CoAs than children with non-alcoholic parents. READ MORE