CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE CITY OF LAPA PR

Abstract

This study after a brief reflection on the delicate subject of causes that lead adolescents to commit infringing acts. An analysis of possible factors will be done, with an analysis of the results obtained in the city of Lapa / Pr, through an investigation carried out together with the Vara da Infancia y Juventud y Municipio de Lapa / Pr. The present study sought to understand the dimension of causes in the city of Lapa Pr, in quantitative terms and a theoretical analysis of the factors that contribute to an adolescent, commits infractions. For this article, social, historical, economic and psychological factors were observed. The quantitative research was done through the statistical data produced by the Childhood and Youth Branch and Municipality of the city of Lapa Pr, in the period of January 2017 and June 2018.