Juvenile Offenders at the Turn of the Millennium 2003 (From Selected Results of Research Activities of ICSP in the Years 2002-2004, P 138-146, 2005, Zdenek Karabec and Miroslav Scheinost, eds., -- See NCJ-212001)

• NCJ Number: 212011
• Author(s): Kazimir Vecerka PhDr.; Mgr. Jakub Holas; Marketa Stechova PhDr.; Simona Diblikova JUDr.; Jan Neumann PhDr.
• Date Published: 2005
• Length: 9 pages
• Sale Source: Institute of Criminology and Social Prevention
• Publication Format: Book Chapter
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: Czech Republic

Annotation

This article describes the characteristics of juvenile delinquency in the Czech Republic at the turn of the millennium.

Abstract

Data for the analysis of juvenile crime in the Czech Republic was obtained from criminal court files and other documentary files on 484 juveniles aged 15 to 17. Statistical data on juvenile crime in the Czech Republic over the past several years is offered, which indicates that young offenders typically engage in property offenses such as ordinary theft and burglary. The vast majority of juvenile offenders commit the crime of theft from communal housing areas, such as corridors, garages, and cellars. The development of juvenile crime in the Czech Republic has been exacerbated by the lack of legislation and investigation into the activities of pawn shops, scrap-yards, and bazaars. Violent crimes generally involve older juveniles with limited elementary education. Recent changes in juvenile law in the Czech Republic are expected to deliver more professional and appropriate treatment for juvenile offenders. The authors note that the assumed increase in juvenile delinquency in the Czech Republic is an unfounded myth. Footnotes