“Vi måste släcka bränder” Socionomers beskrivningar av orsakerna bakom ungdomskriminalitet och deras reflektioner avseende det förebyggande arbetet
(2025) SOPB63 20251School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Youth delinquency is an international phenomenon that has an impact on different aspects of society. This study aimed to understand how social workers describe the causes of youth delinquency and their reflections on how they conduct the preventative work at social services. The chosen method was semi-structured interviews with six social workers in Skåne, all with a minimum of one year of working experience in preventative work against youth delinquency. This study found that the social workers described the causes of youth delinquency as complex and highly dependent on individual factors. Several different aspects affect why a youth would become a delinquent. In this study, causes are mentioned such as family, school, and upbringing... (More)
- Youth delinquency is an international phenomenon that has an impact on different aspects of society. This study aimed to understand how social workers describe the causes of youth delinquency and their reflections on how they conduct the preventative work at social services. The chosen method was semi-structured interviews with six social workers in Skåne, all with a minimum of one year of working experience in preventative work against youth delinquency. This study found that the social workers described the causes of youth delinquency as complex and highly dependent on individual factors. Several different aspects affect why a youth would become a delinquent. In this study, causes are mentioned such as family, school, and upbringing relationships, socioeconomic background, peers, structured and unstructured activities, and individual factors. At the same time, our result shows that social workers depict that crime is a choice you actively make, but it depends on the youth's risk factors. The social workers describe their preventive work at social services with early interventions, cooperation, and working on different preventive levels. The result appears that the preventative work has not been prioritized, and social workers are forced to put out fires in the most acute places. (Less)
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- author
- Lind, Paulina LU and Jormelius, Michelle LU
- supervisor
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- Carina Gallo LU
- organization
- alternative title
- ”Putting out fires” Social workers descriptions of the causes and preventive work against youth crime.
- course
- SOPB63 20251
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- ungdomsbrottslighet, ungdomar i riskzonen för brott, risk- och skyddsfaktorer, brottsförebyggande åtgärder, socialtjänst, juvenile delinquency, youth at risk of crime, risk- and protective factors, crime prevention, social services
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9195796
- date added to LUP
- 2025-06-10 18:43:18
- date last changed
- 2025-06-10 18:43:18
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abstract = {{Youth delinquency is an international phenomenon that has an impact on different aspects of society. This study aimed to understand how social workers describe the causes of youth delinquency and their reflections on how they conduct the preventative work at social services. The chosen method was semi-structured interviews with six social workers in Skåne, all with a minimum of one year of working experience in preventative work against youth delinquency. This study found that the social workers described the causes of youth delinquency as complex and highly dependent on individual factors. Several different aspects affect why a youth would become a delinquent. In this study, causes are mentioned such as family, school, and upbringing relationships, socioeconomic background, peers, structured and unstructured activities, and individual factors. At the same time, our result shows that social workers depict that crime is a choice you actively make, but it depends on the youth's risk factors. The social workers describe their preventive work at social services with early interventions, cooperation, and working on different preventive levels. The result appears that the preventative work has not been prioritized, and social workers are forced to put out fires in the most acute places.}},
author = {{Lind, Paulina and Jormelius, Michelle}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{“Vi måste släcka bränder” Socionomers beskrivningar av orsakerna bakom ungdomskriminalitet och deras reflektioner avseende det förebyggande arbetet}},
year = {{2025}},
}