Juvenile Offenders: Causes and Attributes of Criminal Conduct

Abstract

The essay analyzes the problem of "juvenile delinquency," evaluates its current status, and identifies the trends in its expressions. Juvenile delinquency in Ukraine, as a component of crime in a broader context, emerges and evolves under the impact of certain variables. The examination of the causes and conditions of adolescent delinquency continues to be pertinent, highlighting the significant threat this type of crime poses to societal progress. The paper aims to examine the issue in Ukraine and the experiences of other nations in mitigating juvenile criminal behavior within property and non-property interactions. The primary methodology employed in the paper is the comparative examination of contemporary materials regarding the issues of criminal behavior among individuals who are underage. Consequently, the social traits of adolescent offenders and the motivations behind their illegal conduct were discerned. Significant focus is directed towards the elements that contribute to criminal behavior: a dysfunctional home, deficiencies in the educational system, and the issue of substance abuse among youngsters. Furthermore, strategies for the prevention of adolescent delinquency were devised. The applied value pertains to the capacity to amend legislation on employment and the rehabilitation of small offenders' conduct.

Keywords: Prevention, accountability, property and non-property interactions, legislation