IntroducciónEl suicidio se ha calificado como un problema socio-cultural que se manifiesta desde que el hombre es hombre. Los mayas creían que a través del suicidio se lograba llegar al cielo. En algunas culturas, como la Romana el suicidio se consideraba una forma positiva de acabar con la vida para buscar la liberación de sus males. Otras religiones lo rechazan y consideran que la persona suicida no tiene perdón de Dios (Villagómez, Balcázar & Paz, 2005) la autoconfianza, la esperanza, la alegría, la satisfacción con la vida y el autocontrol.Enfocado hacia el campo de la psicología forense, se evidencia la ausencia de material teórico y empírico que argumente las evidencias encontradas en este estudio.Palabras claves | Tentativa de suicidio; delincuente juvenil; factores de conducta criminal; conducta delictiva; psicología criminal.Abstract | This research presents the risk factors, which are presented in the suicidal ideation in 124 vocational media participants, aged between 14-18 years, by applying the PANSI inventory in two educational institutions of the Fontibón locality. It was carried out a quantitative study of non-experimental design of descriptive correlational conducted. Among the results gotten, it is evidenced correlation between the variables measured, whereas the highest scores are the causes that lead to teenagers present suicidal behavior. For the analysis of outcomes the SPSS Windows 17 program was used, which shows that the most common factors of suicidal behavior in these institutions are: sadness, loneliness, depression, suicidal ideation and hopelessness, along with factors protectors such as self-confidence, hope, joy, satisfaction with life and self-control. Focused on the field of forensic psychology, the lack of theoretical and empirical material asserting the evidence found in this study evidence.