The School Deviance, a Risk Factor in Juvenile Delinquency? A Sociological Approach
The School Deviance, a Risk Factor in Juvenile Delinquency? A Sociological Approach

Summary/Abstract: In this article we will carry out a brief analysis of the scientific connections between “school deviance” and “juvenile delinquency” phenomena. To illustrate this correlation between the two phenomena, we will begin by presenting and analyzing the writings of the great pioneers and representatives who have left their mark in deviance sociology and subsequently in delinquency sociology branch. We will continue by reviewing the notions of conformity and nonconformity in the generation of the actions deemed as deviant in the social environment, so as to identify the specific correlations between social deviance and juvenile delinquency. In the research hypothesis highlighted in this article, we consider that school deviance is a major risk factor in the etiology of juvenile delinquency, these phenomena being considered by many specialists in various fields as diseases which shall determine a range of repercussions on the psychosocial and educative trajectory among young people in the contemporary society.

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