The juvenile delinquency juridical sanctioning regime and its evolution tendencies in the contemporary society

• Author: Nelu Pop
• Position: Chestor principal of Police PhD, General inspector of General Inspetorated of Romain Border Police
• Pages: 209-213

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THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY JURIDICAL SANCTIONING

REGIME AND ITS EVOLUTION TENDENCIES IN THE

CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Chestor principal of Police PhD Nelu Pop

General inspector of

General Inspetorated of Romain Border Police

Abstract:

The concept of “juvenile delinquency” is not found in the criminal law in

our country either in other countries legal systems. It is a creation of the criminal

doctrines, sociologic or criminal theories, in their attempts to group a series of

infractions according to the age; it is considered that the criminal deed present a

series of particularities determined by the biological maturity and mostly mental of

the offence active subject.

The factors of risk for the deviant behaviour of the minor: The influence of

pre-natal factors, Hyperactivity and impulsive attitude, The influence of

intelligence and performances, The role of parents in developing discipline and

juvenile attitude, The influence of dismembered families and separation over the

inappropriate conduct of the child.

Key words: juvenile delinquency, deviant behaviour, factors of risk

I. The concept of juvenile delinquency

The concept of “juvenile delinquency” consists in two different notions that

must be identified, meaning the concept of “delinquency” and that of “juvenile”.

Even though both concepts have entered in the common language and seem to have

very well determined and unique signification, they are often used with different

meanings, not only in the common language but also in the scientific language. The

lack of a sole and unilaterally accepted definition represents the source of

confusion that can affect the result of criminal investigations.

The concept of “juvenile delinquency” is not found in the criminal law in

our country either in other countries legal systems. It is a creation of the criminal

doctrines, sociologic or criminal theories, in their attempts to group a series of

infractions according to the age; it is considered that the criminal deed present a

series of particularities determined by the biological maturity and mostly mental of

the offence active subject.

The concept is synonym in certain languages like Italian, German and

French, with the concept of “juvenile criminality”: criminalita giovanile,

criminalité juvénile, jugendkriminalitat. Still, at the origin, in Italian, these words

had different meanings. The verb „delinquere“ has the meaning of “to do wrong”,