Criminología educativa: medidas de prevención y control de delito en menores de edad

Abstract

This research was developed with the objective of highlighting the importance of educational criminology and the intervention of a professional specialized in criminology in educational centers to control and prevent crime in minors between 12 and 17 years of age. For the development of the research, the descriptive method was used in the first two chapters to address the theoretical foundations about criminology and educational criminology as well as the strategic components of the plans and policies implemented for the prevention and control of antisocial behavior in the educational context; and in the third chapter, which covered the methodological part, the method of critical-descriptive analysis and interview techniques were used to determine the relevance and contribution of educational criminology in the prevention and control of crime, as well as the intervention of the professional specialized in criminology in educational centers, especially in the Department of Student Counseling. Finally, it was concluded that juvenile delinquency is a social phenomenon that our country faces and can manifest itself in educational centers, so by not addressing it in a timely manner through criminological studies and intervention of professionals specialized in criminology for the development of effective preventive strategies in cooperation with other professionals and for the treatment of potentially criminal behavior, may generate criminal tendencies in the future.