JUVENILES AS PERPETRATORS OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CAUSES, FORMS OF MANIFESTATION AND PREVENTION

Abstract

Juveniles as perpetrators of criminal acts represent one of the most important topics in criminology and criminal law in general. First of all, due to the fact that it is the most sensitive population that requires a different approach than adults. On the other hand, it is necessary to pay special attention to the problem of juvenile recidivism, because if the measures of prevention and repression of this behavior do not produce the desired result, then the conditions are created for their development into adult criminality. That is why it is of particular importance to determine the causes and conditions that favor the development of juvenile delinquency, then to determine the appearance and structure of the criminal acts they commit, and finally to define the directions for the prevention and repression of juvenile delinquency. In this sense, through the theories of imitation, learning and labeling, we will present an explanation of the causality of certain forms of juvenile delinquency, with special reference to violent crimes. At the end, we will point out the possible ways of preventing juvenile delinquency, taking into account both formal and informal social control.