STATISTICAL INDICATORS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES COMMITTED BY JUVENILES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA (2015-2025)

Abstract

In addition to the importance of studying the etiology of juvenile delinquency, the complexity of the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency itself is also reflected in its manifestations, i.e. the phenomenology that needs to be regularly pointed out through scientific research. The field of juvenile delinquency, as well as crime in general, can be roughly divided into those that focus on the phenomenology of delinquent behavior, the etiology of such behavior, prevention and treatment, and those that are aimed at evaluating various treatment activities for perpetrators of criminal acts. Knowledge of the phenomenology itself allows us to gain insight into the diversity and incidence of this phenomenon. By pointing to the general trend of growth in juvenile crime or the increase in the prevalence of crimes committed by juveniles with elements of violence, it can indicate the importance of reviewing existing models of social reaction and the efficiency of the juvenile justice system. Therefore, in this paper, the authors will present statistical indicators of crimes committed by juveniles in the Republic of Srpska for a period of 11 years, from 2015 to 2025.