Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System
Abstract: Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and professional practice remains challenging in studies on offending behavior. This research, grounded in the Social and Personal Control Theory of Deviant Behavior, aimed to identify different levels of severity of engagement in offending beh...
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| description | Abstract: Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and professional practice remains challenging in studies on offending behavior. This research, grounded in the Social and Personal Control Theory of Deviant Behavior, aimed to identify different levels of severity of engagement in offending behavior to support the development of evaluation parameters for adolescent offenders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 158 male adolescents (aged 12 to 19) serving legal measures in two regions of Brazil. Severity indicators, descriptive statistics, latent class analysis, and qualitative exploration of the variables were employed. The results revealed three distinct groups with varying levels of severity of engagement in offending conduct, consistent with existing literature. The findings highlight the need for specific guidelines for professional care and suggest the possibility of a fourth class comprising abstinent adolescents or those with minimal offenses, characteristic of the school-aged adolescent population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f9cb7c13c9e4a67b2ad9721ddf008c72025-08-20T03:41:50ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272025-08-013510.1590/1982-4327e3513Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice SystemMaria Cristina Maruschihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5946-3905Ruth Estevãohttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-1441-9558Sonia Regina Pasianhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2811-6625Abstract: Bridging the gap between scientific knowledge and professional practice remains challenging in studies on offending behavior. This research, grounded in the Social and Personal Control Theory of Deviant Behavior, aimed to identify different levels of severity of engagement in offending behavior to support the development of evaluation parameters for adolescent offenders. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 158 male adolescents (aged 12 to 19) serving legal measures in two regions of Brazil. Severity indicators, descriptive statistics, latent class analysis, and qualitative exploration of the variables were employed. The results revealed three distinct groups with varying levels of severity of engagement in offending conduct, consistent with existing literature. The findings highlight the need for specific guidelines for professional care and suggest the possibility of a fourth class comprising abstinent adolescents or those with minimal offenses, characteristic of the school-aged adolescent population.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2025000100601&lng=en&tlng=enpsychological assessmentantisocial behaviorjuvenile delinquencyforensic psychology |
| spellingShingle | Maria Cristina Maruschi Ruth Estevão Sonia Regina Pasian Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) psychological assessment antisocial behavior juvenile delinquency forensic psychology |
| title | Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System |
| title_full | Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System |
| title_fullStr | Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System |
| title_short | Patterns of Delinquent Behavior in the Brazilian Youth Justice System |
| title_sort | patterns of delinquent behavior in the brazilian youth justice system |
| topic | psychological assessment antisocial behavior juvenile delinquency forensic psychology |
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