Factores de riesgo socio-demográficos y conductuales que inciden en el comportamiento criminal de adolescentes infractores de Guayaquil

Abstract

Objective: This article aims to stablish the main sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors that affect the Guayaquil juvenile offenders criminal conduct. To sustain this investigation, there was an analysis of criminogenic theories, the current laws and the juvenile protection system development. Method: the Millon Adolescent Clinical Inventory (MACI) was applied to measure psychopathologic traits and a sociodemographic survey was employed to analyze risk factors. The results were analyzed with the statistical software SPSS. These results indicated a prevalence of familiar delinquency, promiscuity, victimization, drug accessibility, negative relative’s, positive relationships with gangs and adverse socioeconomic conditions. Besides, there were high scores for the clinical and expressed worries in the MACI instrument. Conclusion: considering the high prevalence of risk factors in this population, it is suggested to implement multidimensional rehabilitation programs to guarantee the correct reinsertion of the juvenile offenders into society.