Juvenile Delinquency and Socio-Ecological Determinism

Abstract

This article deals with problems tn defining Juvenile delinquency, and gives historical overview from ancient civilization up to today, some specific in relation to establishment of age limit and treatment of Juvenile in general, problems of so called ecologically determinated notion of Juvenile delinquency. Some research results are given, based on ecological studies of urban environment from the beginning of 20th century, that investigated rates of juvenile delinquency, related to types of living environment.