PORODIČNI RIZIČNI FAKTORI MALOLJETNIČKE DELINKVENCIJE
FAMILY RISK FACTORS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Summary/Abstract: According to sociological theories, social factors are crucial for the occurrence of juvenile delinquency. The family is viewed as the primary social environment, within which protective and/or risk factors for the occurrence of juvenile delinquency can be identified. In the research of family risk factors, it was assumed that the majority of juvenile delinquents come from families dominated by unfavorable socioeconomic characteristics. The method of content analysis was applied to a sample of 105 files of juvenile delinquents, users of the Banja Luka Day Center for Juveniles. Contrary to popular belief, it was established that the majority of juvenile delinquents live in complete and functional families where there is no educational deprivation and housing and financial conditions are satisfactory. It was concluded that in the prevention of juvenile delinquency, more attention should be focused on the influences of the wider social environment. Accordingly, the theory of social anomie and social exclusion is an important theoretical framework for the activities of helping professions, including social work.

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