FH-Prof. Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Steiner
Head of Department; Head of Degree Program Spatial and Clinical Social Work
+43 1 606 68 77-3301
elisabeth.steiner@hcw.ac.at
Juvenile offenders often perceive their actions differently to adults. For example, "mobile phone theft" is a typical offence among young people that is seen more as a game. The aim of this project is to visualise the patterns according to which young people perceive and evaluate offences and the underlying logic according to which they interpret and justify them. This expertise will also be used in practice for preventative measures.
Duration: 1.7.2012 to 30.6.2014
Differences in perception and evaluation become all the clearer when criminal behaviour among young people is considered in their everyday context. For example, young people often justify typical mobile phone theft on the basis of underlying "rules of the game" for victims and perpetrators. It is not uncommon for offenders to have had experiences as victims themselves. The research is based on numerous group discussions, individual interviews with young offenders and with social workers, law enforcement officers, juvenile court judges, probation officers, etc. Building on this, around 1,600 girls and boys will be interviewed in Vienna using innovative audio vignettes.
Head of Department; Head of Degree Program Spatial and Clinical Social Work
+43 1 606 68 77-3301
elisabeth.steiner@hcw.ac.at