Factors associated with juvenile delinquency
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2019.4.34094Keywords:
juvenile delinquency, risk factors, protective factors,Abstract
There is strong international evidence on specific risk factors associated with the development of criminal conduct in adolescence. In the present study we tried to identify which of the factors would be significant in the Brazilian sociocultural context. Data were collected from a sample composed of 529 male adolescents, aged between 16 and 18 years (260 judicialized, 269 scholars), collected with a questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed. In the adjusted model, the variables that were relevant were: a) socioeconomic status; b) paternity; c) age; d) work; e) the use of substances; f) the age pairs; g) school performance; h) impulsivity; i) parental supervision; i) family investment. Acting as a risk, the most relevant factors were low socioeconomic status and frequent use of marijuana. Acting as protection only family investment.
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