Categories of

Delinquent Youth
Accidental
Accidental
Less identifiable in personality and temperament,
essentially a law abiding citizen but happens to be
at the wrong place at the wrong time.
Accidental
Less identifiable in personality and temperament,
essentially a law abiding citizen but happens to be
at the wrong place at the wrong time.

May be credited to peer pressures or pure curiosity

on the part of the young person.
Accidental
Less identifiable in personality and temperament,
essentially a law abiding citizen but happens to be
at the wrong place at the wrong time.

May be credited to peer pressures or pure curiosity

on the part of the young person.
A minor accidentally killed his playmate through
gunshot because he was curious on how to use the
gun.
 Asocial

Accidental
 Asocial
Children whose acts are manifested by vile, cruel and
atrocious acts and conduct for which they feel no remorse.

Accidental
 Asocial
Children whose acts are manifested by vile, cruel and
atrocious acts and conduct for which they feel no remorse.

Timely intervention is necessary so as to prevent them from

becoming ruthless criminals capable of acts of violence and
heinous crimes.

Accidental
 Asocial
Children whose acts are manifested by vile, cruel and
atrocious acts and conduct for which they feel no remorse.

Timely intervention is necessary so as to prevent them from

becoming ruthless criminals capable of acts of violence and
heinous crimes.
Minors who violently steal things of passengers of taxi
during heavy traffic or the traffic is on STOP.

Accidental
 Neurotic

Asocial
Accidental
 Neurotic
The anti-social behavior of the youth is a direct result of internal
conflict and pre-occupation with his own emotion and mood.

Asocial
Accidental
 Neurotic
The anti-social behavior of the youth is a direct result of internal
conflict and pre-occupation with his own emotion and mood.

Therapy and counseling is necessary to control this type of

delinquency, failure to do so will be risky since this anti-social
behavior makes the child prone to commit serial crimes upon
adulthood.

Asocial
Accidental
 Neurotic
The anti-social behavior of the youth is a direct result of internal
conflict and pre-occupation with his own emotion and mood.

Therapy and counseling is necessary to control this type of

delinquency, failure to do so will be risky since this anti-social
behavior makes the child prone to commit serial crimes upon
adulthood.

Usually self-inflicted.

Asocial
Accidental
 Social

Neurotic
Asocial
Accidental
 Social
Aggressive teens who resents authority, whether be it parental,
school regulations or ordinances and laws passed by the proper
legislative authorities.

Neurotic
Asocial
Accidental
 Social
Aggressive teens who resents authority, whether be it parental,
school regulations or ordinances and laws passed by the proper
legislative authorities.
Most common reason for such dislike is focused to anyone who
tries to control their conduct.

Neurotic
Asocial
Accidental
 Social
Aggressive teens who resents authority, whether be it parental,
school regulations or ordinances and laws passed by the proper
legislative authorities.
Most common reason for such dislike is focused to anyone who
tries to control their conduct.
When a child starts to violate school policies, rules in the park,
traffic rules, fight with the older ones, and other misbehavior, he
will become immune in doing so especially when their parents
are tolerating.
Neurotic
Asocial
Accidental
Methodology Towards Delinquency
Methodology Towards Delinquency
Biogenic Approach
 Biogenic Approach
This view gives an explanation that law violations and
delinquency is a result of some physical defect. It advocates that
youth misconduct is a direct result of faulty biology. Hence, the
support from family members, friends and acceptance of the
community may solve the problem on delinquency.
Psychogenic Approach
 Psychogenic Approach

This argues that the critical factors in delinquency are personality

problems, to which the misbehavior is presumed to be the
response. This advocates the use of counseling to curtail juvenile
misbehavior.
Sociogenic Approach
 Sociogenic Approach

Ascribes the distinction and variation and delinquency pattern

to social structures. The youth misdeed may be attributed to
their learning process cultures in on youth gangs, stigmatizing
contacts with governmental and social control agencies and
other similar variables.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders

Anti-social behavior
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders

Anti-social behavior

It may be best characterized by disobedience and

disrespect for authority.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior

Truancy
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior

Truancy

Students failing to attend their classes for 20 days

without any reasonable cause.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy

Children who are unable to cope with their family

life and chooses to leave the family home.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy
Emotional disorders
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy
Emotional disorders

Misbehavior is related to fear reactions, temper

tantrums and jealousy reactions.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy
Emotional disorders
Lying
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy
Emotional disorders
Lying

Not telling the truth clearly manifest that the

following are lacking: love, security, attention,
respect, acceptance, praise and happiness.
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy Stealing
Emotional disorders
Lying
Types of Youth Behavior Disorders
Anti-social behavior
Truancy
Vagrancy Stealing
Emotional disorders
Lying
Comes from loose morals in the home, lack of
economic security wherein the parents are unable to
provide for the needs of their children, undisciplined
desire for possession and pleasure seeking and parental
indifference.
Causes of Behavioral Disorders
Predisposing Factors

Internal propensities which may not be considered

as a criminal act unless the attempt was made.
Precipitating Factors

Conditions and elements which provokes crimes or

factors such as personal problems, curiosity,
ignorance, necessities and diseases.