PREVENCIJA PRESTUPNIŠTVA DECE I MLADIH KROZ PRIMENU PHOTOVOICE METODA: MOGUĆNOSTI, IZAZOVI I PRIMERI DOBRE PRAKSE
PREVENTION OF DELINQUENCY BY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF PHOTOVOICE METHODS: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE

Summary/Abstract: Adequate and effective mechanisms of prevention and reaction to socially unacceptable behaviour of youth cannot be designed without correct and comprehensive understanding of its etiology. At the same time, it can be noticed that traditional research methods such as survey and interview do not provide a sufficiently profound insight into this phenomenon, primarily because juveniles at risk often find it very difficult to verbalise their ideas and feelings and share them with the researchers either in oral or in written form. For that reason, efforts are being made to perceive their reality through research methods that rely on visual communication, one of which is photovoice. Having that in mind, after a brief review of the definition and etiology of socially unacceptable behaviour of young persons, the author analyses basic characteristics of photovoice method as a form of participatory action research, and highlights the reasons that justify its application in the work with young persons at risk of deviant and delinquent behaviour. Finally, the author presents examples of good practice related to the application of photovoice method in the context of prevention of both – primary delinquency as well as recidivism of young persons and discusses the possibilities for its broader implementation with at-risk youth.

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