Ungdomsbrottslighet - riskfaktorer, en kvalitativ studie

Sammanfattning: Author: Theres Espfors Title: Criminal delinquency – risk factors , a qualitative study. Supervisor: Lars B. Ohlsson Assessor: Staffan Blomberg Criminal Delinquency is by no means a new phenomenon among young males. It has become increasingly serious during the course of the last 20 years and pertinent acts of criminal activity are carried out with much more dangerous and injurious weapons. The underlying aim of this study is to establish just what the risk factors of delinquency are. How do social workers and probation officers approach young offenders and what experiences relating to risk factors tend to emerge from individual practice? I have systematically commissioned thorough qualitative study involving interviews from different officers who primarily specialise with this targetgroup. The analysis has been based on Hirschi’s theory about social connections. The final result ultimately evinced that the most prevalent risk factors appear to be low self-esteem, lack of self-command, inadequate nurturing and a neuropsychiatric diagnosis. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that there are considerable differences between the officers involved, which also entailed a skewed final outcome. The probation officers experience more group recruitments, the lack of resources at schools and that prosecutions of youths are not a priority in courts. The social workers experience it is the learned behaviour and neuropsychiatric diagnosis Keywords: Delinquency, young males, risk factors, qualitative study, social connections. Nyckelord: Brottslighet, unga män, riskfaktorer, kvalitativ studie, sociala band.