Ungdomskriminalitet : Hur förklaras ungdomskriminalitet? - En kvalitativ studie om hur olika yrkesroller förklarar ungdomskriminalitet

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study was to examine how people from different professional roles explain why youths become criminals and continue with criminality and which factors contrinute. To answer the purpose of the study five different persons who work with youths were interviewed. Semi-structured interviews were used gather relevant information about the topic. The interviews were recorded and later on transcribed before analyzing. Social learning theory and theories about identity were used in this study. Four themes emerged from the interviews which were; money and status, family relation, peer pressure, belonging and exclusion and social media and music. The study concluded that the themes mentioned above were some of the reasons that could make youths become criminals. Money, feeling of belonging and peer pressure were the most contributing factors.