Vägen till en förebyggande socialtjänst : En kvalitativ studie om socialstjänstens förebyggande arbete mot ungdomsbrottslighet

Sammanfattning: The purpose of the study is to investigate how social workers within social services work in the task of preventing juvenile delinquency, as well as whether the efforts applied by the social services produce the intended effect. The study is based on a qualitative research method and the data collection method used is semi-structured interviews and a total of six people have been interviewed. These people are social workers who work with crime prevention work with young people in medium-sized municipalities. The collected empirical data has been analyzed through a thematic analysis and then based on previous research and theories. The two theories that have been used in the analysis work are systems theory and stamping theory. Systems theory explains how an individual's surrounding systems interact and allows a deeper understanding of the individual's need for support. Stamping theory describes how stamping processes are created and how they can be behind a progression of norm-breaking behaviour. The results of the study demonstrate that collaboration and relationship building are important parts of crime prevention work. The result also shows that the crime prevention efforts are not individually adapted and that there is a deficit of resources within the activities.