The profile of the juvenile offender in the case of property crimes

• In Event: The young adults and juveniles in the Romanian justice system – perceptions, profile and conduct during the trial

Abstract

The juvenile offender profile in the case of crimes against the person aims to analyze the evolution of juvenile crime in the case of crimes against property, in relation to certain environmental factors, in order to identify certain traits. This paper is dedicated precisely to the presentation of the topic under two aspects: juvenile delinquency in crimes against property and the evolution of certain factors which can affect juvenile delinquency.
Offender profiling came about as a process of identifying the characteristics of the offender by highlighting those traits that activate or amplify criminal tendencies. These traits are, most often, directly related to the environment from which the person comes and/or lives. Or, if the environment is the one that can "bear the blame" for crime, its evolution must be followed in the prevention and combating of the criminal phenomenon.

Author

• Marius-Georgel Sima, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest