Brazilian Young Offenders
Profile and Risk Factors for Criminal Behavior
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12969717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex Eduardo Gallo (0000-0002-3890-4270, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 163-168 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Criminology and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1929-4409 • E-ISSN: 1929-4409 |
| Publisher | Lifescience Global (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.6000/1929-4409.2013.02.16 |
| OpenAlex | W2089751306 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper presents a study that belongs to a research program, driving at the development of adequate social repertoire, which could decrease offences by youth. Adolescents attended in community services and probation programs in a mid-size Brazilian city were characterized, under objective of assessing the major number of variables and its correlation to criminal behavior. Data were collected in a survey design and major results showed that: 87.8% were male, and age average was 15.9 years; about the offences, theft was the most common one (36.7%) followed by robbery (15.4%) and drug-dealing (9%). Most of themwere not attending school and 61.8% had only the elementary degree. The results suggest that not attending school was associated to increasing number of re-incidences, use of drugs and use of weapons
Criminology · Environmental health · Juvenile delinquency · Psychiatry · Repertoire · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Youth, Drugs, and Violence
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |