| Title: | Prevention of juvenile crime and deviance : Adolescents' and experts' views in an international perspective |
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| Authors: | ID Görgen, Thomas (Author)
ID Evenepoel, Anneke (Author)
ID Kraus, Benjamin (Author)
ID Taefi, Anabel (Author) |
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| Files: |  07_preventionOfJuvenileCrimeAndDeviance_2013_04_05.pdf (528,16 KB)
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PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/eb771129-dad1-41d9-b624-f2e8d9356e7d
 https://www.fvv.um.si/rV/arhiv/2013-4/07_preventionOfJuvenileCrimeAndDeviance_2013_04_05-E.html
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security
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| Abstract: | Purpose:
This article analyses perspectives on youth crime prevention in samples of 13–17 year old students from 6 European countries and of practitioners/experts in Belgium and Germany.
Design/Methods/Approach:
Surveys were conducted among urban and rural school students (n = 10682). Expert and practitioner perspectives were taken into account using Delphi surveys, standardized surveys on the state of youth crime prevention, and semistructured interviews with practitioners in the areas where the school surveys were conducted.
Findings:
While the majority of students have been targeted by drug abuse prevention measures, rates for violence prevention are lower. Students ascribe moderate preventive potential to school and they regard peers and parents as most influential in prevention while professional agents are viewed as less important. Punitive approaches are not rejected, but approaches focusing on individual resources and problems are given priority. Experts point at the significance of socioeconomic factors related to the problem of (youth) delinquency and hence of social policy measures. They recommend prevention starting at an early age, strengthening social skills and following multi-professional approaches.
Research Limitations / Implications:
Schools surveys excluded special schools, and response rates in expert surveys were low or moderate.
Practical Implications:
Findings point to young persons’ understanding of factors influencing their behaviour and at connections between involvement in offending and accessibility for approaches to prevention. Expert surveys show needs for improvement in the field of prevention, especially in terms of funding, evaluation, and fundamental strategic approaches.
Originality/Value:
Perspectives of both actors and targets of preventive approaches are taken into account. |
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| Keywords: | prevention, juvenile delinquency, school survey, expert survey, drug abuse, violence |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Year of publishing: | 2013 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 531-550 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 15, št. 4 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-76198  |
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| UDC: | 343.91-053.6 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1580-0253 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 2726890 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:UPV8M38V |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 23.04.2020 |
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| Views: | 1254 |
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| Downloads: | 59 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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