Influenta mediului extern in dezvoltarea comportamentului delicvent al minorului
External environment influence in development of juvenile delinquent behavior

Summary/Abstract: The prevalence of antisocial and delinquent behavior in juveniles has increased dramatically over the past decades. Juvenile crime and delinquency are serious problems all over the world. Their intensity and gravity depend mostly on the social, economic and cultural conditions in each country. Delinquent and criminal behaviour among young people, as they negotiate the transition from childhood to adulthood in an increasingly complex and confusing world, is the issue that this article examines. Some basic assumptions relating to delinquent behaviour are presented, followed by a description of the various factors underlying or contributing to this phenomenon. There is evidence, however, of an apparent world-wide increase in juvenile criminality combined with economic recession, especially in marginal sectors of urban centres. In many cases, youth offenders are "street children" who have been exposed to violence in their immediate social environment, either as observers or as victims. Their basic education, when they have it, is poor; their primary socialization from the family is too often inadequate; and their socio-economic environment is shaped by poverty and destitution. Rather than relying solely on the criminal justice system, approaches to the prevention of violence and crime should thus include measures to support equality and justice, to combat poverty and to reduce hopelessness among young people. The educational institutions must co-operate in a great matter with the family, the community institutions and all the factors that are involved in the educational system of the society. The education must respond to the actual and future social professional units, so that all the young would be able to enter in the working field. When we observe a negative change in the underage behaviour, we must motivate him/her in order to solve the problem that he or she confronts, and if the situation seems to get out of control, we must address to those who can be helpful (teachers, policemen, non governmental organisations etc.) that can counsel and support the solving of problems.

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