Development and structure of juvenile crime in the Czech Republic

The central theme of my thesis is the framework and development of juvenile delinquency on the territory of the Czech Republic. Crime in general is a serious social problem. It is important not to underestimate juvenile delinquency due to the fact that young offenders often become repeat offenders. The thesis consists of an introduction, six separate chapters and a final summary. The thesis provides a list of the used Literature and Internet resources, and a list of graphs and tables. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of juvenile delinquency. The basic terms encountered in Criminology, criminal law and specifically in context of juvenile delinquency are defined in the first chapter. The second chapter provides an overview of juvenile delinquency. The first part is focused on the development of the approach to juvenile delinquency, while the second part describes the legislation development on the territory of the Czech Republic from the establishment of the independent Czech Republic to the present time. The third chapter is focused on the framework of juvenile delinquency. The first subchapter provides an overview of information sources not only about juvenile delinquency. The second subchapter deals with characteristics of juvenile delinquency . The typical causes of its origin are..