Prevalencia de la delincuencia juvenil en Santiago de Cali.

Abstract

This paper presents delinquency acts prevalence among the Colombian youth. The case
studies data gathered from the National Police where the youth had been reported with
delinquent acts in 2003 in Santiago de Cali. The analysis unit had 3677 young men and
women, ages 10 to 17 that had a criminal record belonging to the different city areas. The
average age among the group was of 15.75. The most common delinquent act was
common theft, followed by drug trafficking on women and carrying illegal fire arms on
men. Sixteen and seventeen year old men had the highest index of delinquency as compared
to women. The results show the importance of biological and evolving variables such as
age and sex in the manifestation of this behavior
.
As a consequence, it is very important
to start with separate age and gender intervention programs that can generate a positive
impact on these people for the prevention and lowering of juvenile delinquency