Abstract
The presentation discusses the actual state of juvenile delinquency in the Czech Republic and its development in the last decade. The main source of data is the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD) which second sweep took place in 2006/7 and the third sweep during spring 2013.
Both surveys consist of national samples of more than 3 ,000 juveniles aged app. 12-16. First, prevalences of delinquency from ISRD-3 will be presented and the attention will be paid to several key correlates as well (e.g. gender, age, type of school).
Second, the development of delinquency rates between the two sweeps of ISRD will be described and compared to the trend based on official police data. Third, we will focus on shifts in findings between ISRD-2 and ISRD-3, for instance it will be examined whether the trend of lowering gender differences in certain types of offending has continued after 2007.
Finally, selected methodological aspects of the survey and its implementation in the Czech Republic will be discussed.