The Importance of the Diagnoses of Advisory Teams of Court Experts in Cases of Minors Addicted to the Internet and Computer Games and Showing Signs of Social Maladjustment Cover Image

Znaczenie diagnozy Opiniodawczych Zespołów Sądowych Specjalistów w sprawach nieletnich uzależnionych od internetu igier komputerowych oraz ujawniających cechy nieprzystosowania społecznego
The Importance of the Diagnoses of Advisory Teams of Court Experts in Cases of Minors Addicted to the Internet and Computer Games and Showing Signs of Social Maladjustment

Author(s): Lidia Wawryk
Subject(s): Individual Psychology, Social psychology and group interaction, Behaviorism, Substance abuse and addiction, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Uniwersytet Ignatianum w Krakowie
Keywords: social maladjustment; delinquency; Internet addiction; computer game addiction; system of resocialization of minors; Advisory Teams of Court Experts; diagnosis of minors;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the significance of the diagnoses of Advisory Teams of Court Experts (ATCE) against minors addicted to the Internet and computer games and showing signs of social maladjustment. The purpose of the article is to assess the importance of the ATCE diagnoses in cases of minors revealing such symptoms. The research was based on the method of individual cases; two opinions were selected for analysis from among the few available. The technique of document analysis was used on the ATCE opinions. The main problem was to identify the role of the ATCE in diagnosing and designing interventions for minors with signs of maladjustment and delinquency and overlapping addiction to the Internet and computer games. The analysis revealed the causes of abnormal behavior in minors and the mechanisms of disorders and made it possible to select adequate measures against them.

  • Issue Year: 26/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 41-66
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish