Juveniles’ profile in the Castellón province Court from 2012 to 2016

Authors

  • Keren Cuervo Gómez Dpto.Psicología Evolutiva, Educativa, Social y Metodología. Universitat Jaume I
  • Natalia Palanques Alegre Dpto.Psicología Evolutiva, Educativa, Social y Metodología. Universitat Jaume I
  • Lidón Villanueva Badenes Dpto.Psicología Evolutiva, Educativa, Social y Metodología. Universitat Jaume I
  • Rita López García Coordinadora Equipo Técnico del Juzgado de Menores de Castellón
  • Jesús M. López Castillo Educador del Equipo Técnico del Juzgado de Menores de Castellón

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2017.114.6

Keywords:

crimes, educative measures, recidivism, delinquency, juvenile offenders, longitudinal study.

Abstract

Different sectors seem to believe that minors suppose a great danger for the society and even more if they have been part of a judicial process. This social perception is greatly influenced by the alarm caused by some crimes widely publicized by the media, which sometimes fragment and distort the events. These opinions and demands do not go unnoticed for the penal system, which has tried to reflect some changes in the Spanish Penal Code in order to provide a greater citizen security. The aim of this study is to establish a profile of the minor of Castellón’s Court, in terms of individual and judicial variables, in order to contrast these society beliefs.

The participants of this study were all the minors of the Castellón’s province Court from 2012 to 2016. The results reflect a minor’s profile mainly masculine, who is between 16 and 17 years old, who commit injury offenses, burglaries and thefts, and represents the 1.6% of minors’ general population. These data highlight a non-delinquent juvenile profile in Cort, offering a majority profile with a single record and a punctual contact with the judicial system.

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Published

2017-12-21

How to Cite

Cuervo Gómez, K., Palanques Alegre, N., Villanueva Badenes, L., López García, R., & López Castillo , J. M. (2017). Juveniles’ profile in the Castellón province Court from 2012 to 2016. INFORMACIO PSICOLOGICA, (114), 43–57. https://doi.org/10.14635/IPSIC.2017.114.6