Juvenile Delinquency in Central European Cities: A Comparison of Registration and Processing Structures in the 1990s

摘要: The authors trace and compare the developments in recorded juvenile delinquency Hamburg, Prague, Cracow Budapest from 1991-1997 then analyse processing selection procedures of various justice systems. They devote special attention to ethnic minorities within this filtering process. most salient feature is that crime rates structures former socialist countries display considerable similarities. It would almost be possible speak a specific type criminal system with typical form reaction. While West, large number suspects considerably reduced during later stages much smaller (those actually sentenced and/or imprisoned), what call ‘funnel’ model, East suspected offenders enters process, but tends remain it - ‘cylinder’ model. These procedural have changed little 1990s, there has certainly not been any increasing alignment Eastern systems Western one. Indeed, difference has, if anything, become greater. lower statistics as compared West represented here by Hamburg are, however, only result equally discrepancies between ‘real’ rates, regard pro-active prevention measures police, which caused inclusion an increased juveniles foreigners since 1995, also had great effect. research project thus clearly demonstrates importance interpreting neither true representation nor distorted reflection activities system. Instead, these should seen reflecting methods control.