The Role of Bystanders and Enablers in Juvenile Delinquency
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
There has been serious concerns about the pace at which juvenile criminality is
increasing globally(National Academies Press, 2001).Young people are increasingly
becoming susceptible to a wide variety of misdemeanors; from substance abuse and addiction
to murder (ibid). Studies have empirically described many triggers as the root cause of
juvenile delinquency (Archer, 2000).Some criminologists have attributed these types of
misdemeanors to the environments to which these adolescents are/have been subjected to
(Wikstrom, 2004). On this basis, this research aims to assess the liability, if any, of
bystanders/observers and enablers/facilitators of juvenile delinquency. The study employed a
qualitative approach in evaluating the role of bystanders and enablers in juvenile
delinquency. The outcome revealed that the majority of bystanders and enablers are equally
as guilty as the delinquent youth. Three theories were used to rationalize these findings; the
anomie-strain theory, situational action theory and self control theory ( Chainey & Ratcliffe,
2005). As a result, the study recommends adequate parental guidance, in-person supervision,
parental awareness, governmental inclusion, the provision of social infrastructures as well as
equal opportunities, among others.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle , 2020. , p. 26
Keywords [en]
enablers, bystanders, delinquency, juvenile, SAT, self control, anomie-strain
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-26933Local ID: 32804OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-26933DiVA, id: diva2:1488538
Educational program
HS Criminology
Supervisors
Examiners
2020-11-032020-11-03Bibliographically approved