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The thesis thoroughly examines the issue of response to juvenile delinquency and potential solutions of their criminal liability in the European context. The thesis describes the historical development of approach to juvenile delinquency, as well as basic models of youth justice. The important part of the thesis focuses on comparative analyses of selected foreign legislation, namely the legal order of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In depth are analyzed penalty systems of those countries and their mutual comparison. Further part is dedicated to evaluation of selected sanctions in terms of their effectiveness based on knowledge about recidivism of juvenile offenders. In relation to effectiveness of sanctions the thesis deals with question how to influence different types of juvenile offenders from the perspective of developmental criminology, especially chronic offenders. Author pays attention to the phenomenon of chronic juvenile offenders, formulates risk factors used to identify and predict the life-course delinquency. Following subpart discusses two of the most important factors influencing the committing of serious crimes by juveniles, e.g. delinquent peer groups and immigrant origin, which are relative neglected in the Czech professional literature. The importance of immigrant origin for a...

Juvenile delinquency and prevention possibilities are particularly acute and disputable questions in the contemporary society. Fundamental concepts related to juvenile delinquency questions and also fundamental concepts used in the preventive policy area; are defined in this bachelor thesis. Following chapters are primary directed to juvenile offenders and to the adolescent stage of development. Specific signs for that period are emotional instability, elaborateness, and conflictness. Thesis also deal with fundamental criminogenic factors, influences that affect juveniles to injurious conduct, and precautionary maesures performed by state. The practical part of the thesis includes case studies of juvenile delinquents that advert to criminogenic factors and influences; the position of juvenile delinquents that advert to hazardous situations and to criminal trial proceedings; the routine of the authorities active in criminal trial proceedings; and the purpose of regulations.