Personality Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency
Personality Characteristics of Juvenile Delinquency

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the literature on the juvenile delinquency factors is analysed. It is found that delinquency has multiple causes. Some authors consider the individual characteristics to be causes of delinquent behaviour, others focus on environmental factors. The transactional mo-delinquency in the explanation of delinquency is also given great attention in the literature of specialty. In our research it was proposed as the purpose to develop the personality profile of the juvenile delinquent, in the probation system and the juvenile delinquent in deprivation of liberty, in the juvenile penitentiary. For this purpose, two personality questionnaires are used: Personality Questionnaire 16 PF Cattell and Personality Questionnaire FPI (F. Fahrenberg, H. Selg, R. Hampel). Compare the scores obtained in subjects in experimental places: normative behaviour and delinquent behaviour (probation and penitentiary). The personality characteristics of juvenile delinquents are described according to the following structure: communicative and interpersonal peculiarities, intellectual phaticities, emotional-volitional characteristics, peculiarities of self-control and self-regulation of behaviour.

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