Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization

Miguel Basto Pereira is Lecturer at the Higher Institute of Applied Psychology (IPSA), Portugal. He has recently completed his doctorate in Applied Psychology, and was a Visiting Doctoral Student at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, UK. He has published several articles in peer-review journals on the topic of justice psychology.Ângela da Costa Maia is Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Minho, Portugal, where she is also Vice President of the School of Psychology and coordinates the Research Unit on Victims, Offenders and the Justice System. She has led research projects funded by the Foundation of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Defence.

Pereira and Maia advance knowledge about the role of psychosocial, legal, and family factors on persistence in crime and social marginalization of young adults with a history of juvenile delinquency. They present the main findings and policy implications from The Portuguese Study of Delinquency and Social Marginalization, the five parts corresponding to a published and/or submitted scientific article. The parts cover theoretical background; major topics and research questions; methods; main findings; and recommendations for policies, interventions, and future directions.

• 1. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Theoretical Background 2. Portuguese Study On Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Major Topics and Research Questions3. Methods4. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization: Main Findings5. Recommendation for Policies, Interventions and Future Directions6. Overall Conclusions  Appendix 1. Portuguese Study On Delinquency and Social Marginalization: Scientific Outcomes