Analysis of Violent and Non-violent Versatility in Self-reported Juvenile Delinquency

Abstract

Situational action theory (SAT) has emphasized the interaction between individual and social influences on youth crime involvement. In this study, attitudes towards violence, self-control and perception of neighbourhood are tested in order to determine to what extent they predict versatility in violent and non-violent offences. In order to attain this goal, 2309 Belgian youths aged from 12 to 18 years were administered the Self-report Delinquency Questionnaire. When the offences are divided into violent and non-violent versatilities, the results show differences in the factors that predict delinquency; whereas attitudes towards violence and self-control predict all type of offences, the perception of neighbourhood is only a predictive factor for non-violent offences. External and internal factors need to be included in order to predict the widest range of criminal versatility, since committing a crime involves making choices that depend on the perceived alternatives.

The effects of negative life events and dark tetrad traits on antisocial behaviour in adolescents

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“…Кршење норми представљало је најчешћи облик антисоцијалног понашања, што је у складу са резултатима неких претходних истраживања (нпр Becht, Prinzie, Deković, van den Akker & Shiner, 2016),. мада постоје студије у којима је физичка агресија најчешћи облик антисоцијалног понашања адолесцената(Cuervo, Villanueva, Born & Gavray, 2018;Modecki, Uink & Barber, 2018).…”

Prediction of Youth and Adult Recidivism Among Spanish Juveniles Involved in Serious Offenses

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Strange Bedfellows: Relations between International Nongovernmental Organisations and Military Actors in Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism in Northeast Nigeria

“…Although the military and INGOs largely frame violent and non-violent social order respectively, there are areas of overlap and interdependence (Cuervo et al 2018). The military is not restricted to framing violent social order.…”