NCJ Number
195949
Journal
Revija za Kriminalistiko in Kriminologijo Volume: 53 Issue: 1 Dated: January-March 2002 Pages: 26-41
Date Published
2002
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This document discusses the basic concepts of the psychoanalytic developmental theory.
Abstract
These concepts are used to describe a complexity of developmental processes in adolescence. Possible psychopathological phenomena is highlighted with special attention paid to the adolescent crisis, the identity crisis and the formation of identity, secondary separation, and individuation in adolescence. In the Republic of Slovenia, less than one-third of all perpetrators reported to the police in 1999 were between the ages of 18 and 24 and less than a half of all reported suspects in 1999 were under the age of 24. It can be concluded that in 1999 nearly every second reported suspect was an adolescent, given the assumption that the development age of late adolescence extends to the age of 25. Even a half of that portion of adolescents among reported suspects would be enough to call attention to the need for the crime investigation operative service to acquire additional and profound knowledge of this age. This age is presented in the language of psychoanalytic developmental theory. This does not allow any simplifications but enables insight into the complexity of these processes and possible outcomes of the developmental age. The described concepts are used for the explanation of a case study in which the author participated. 26 references