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THE RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUTH HATE CRIME OFFENDING IN FINLAND: A MULTINOMIAL LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Criminology (KR).
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This paper examines the presence of risk factors in youth hate crime offending by utilizing a nationally representative delinquency survey collected in Finland in 2020 (n=5674). Using multinomial logistic regression, several variables associated with youth hate crime offending and non-hate offending were identified, and differences between these offending groups were addressed. The examined risk factors stem from three criminological theories: social bond theory, social learning theory, and general strain theory. Results show that low parental control and immigrant background were significantly associated only with hate crime offending, while identifying as a boy, not identifying either as a boy or a girl, reporting parental physical punishment, low adolescent disclosure, and having delinquent friends were significantly associated with both hate crime offending and non-hate offending. The association of “not identifying either as a boy or girl” was stronger with the hate crime offending group. The results are discussed in relation to the theories and previous research.

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2025. , p. 24
Keywords [en]
adolescent, delinquency, hate crime, immigrant background, offending, risk factor, youth
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Criminology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-77908OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-77908DiVA, id: diva2:1974281
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HS Criminology
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Available from: 2025-06-23 Created: 2025-06-22 Last updated: 2025-06-23Bibliographically approved

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