Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Turk Pediatri Arsivi, cilt.42, sa.4, ss.156-161, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: Delinquency is the product of individual versus society conflict. The causes of juvenile delinquency are divided into two main groups: individual causes, and environmental causes. Individual causes can explain only a small part of all delinquency problems. The most important factors causing juvenile delinquency are environmental causes that include family, school, working place, city and friends. The first step of preventing juvenile delinquency is determining risk factors and then eliminating or reducing them. The aim of this study was to identify the general characteristics of accused children, the crime types and family characteristics. Material and Method: The study sample included 114 adolescents who were admitted to Ankara Courthouse, Child Department. The data were collected via the general information form. The data were assessed using SPSS 11.00 (Statistical Package For Social Science) and analyzed via chi-square test for one sample. Results: Eighty one point six percent of adolescents were males, 18.4% were females and 54.4% of them were 15 years old. Thirty six percent of adolescents the lived with their own families and 42.1% of them were students. 71.9% of the adolescents had been brought to the security unit for incrimination before and 88.6% of the adolescents commited alleged crime with more than one person. Conclusions: In order to gain the adolescents into society, all judicial procedures should be completed as soon as possible and the correction units should be able to respond their biological, psychological, educational and social requirements. While these are being arranged, demographic features of this population and their families' needs should be considered.