Criminological and social aspects of juvenile delinquency

The aim of this thesis called "Criminological and social aspects of juvenile deliquency" is to map the occurrence of criminal behavior of juveniles in Jindřichův Hradec district depending on the social class of family. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part. Theoretical part first defines criminological aspects of juvenile deliquency and then deals with etiology of juvenile deliquency. Practical part is based on the research. For the quantitative research, a statistical method was used. Analysis of the documents was used as a data collecting technique. The sample examined are juveniles (15 18 yr. old) who have a record in the evidence of curators for children and juveniles in Jindřichův Hradec district. An overview of juvenile criminal activities in years 2011 2016 was drawn up based on the research. Hypotheses were determined in the research: H1: I suppose that in families with unfavorable economical and social conditions there will be more frequent occurrence of deliquent behavior amongst juveniles. H1a: I suppose that in families with unfavorable economical and social conditions there will be more frequent occurrence of property deliquent behavior amongst juveniles. Chosen hypotheses were confirmed. Research shows that juveniles from socially weaker classes are more prone to deliquency and criminality. These juveniles also had higher frequency of occurrence of property deliquency and crimes