Characteristics of social vulnerability of the adult offender and its relation to the commission of serious crimes in the department of Rivas

Abstract

The objective of this article is to know though an analysis the situation of insecurity in the city of Rivas, the impact of organized crime and the environmental factors that led to the increased crime, highlighting the characteristics of social vulnerability of offenders and their relationship to the commission of offenses, the conditions that facilitate or encourage changes in behavior and common socio- cultural characteristics in the commission of crime and misconduct; the information was extracted from judicialized cases in the city of Rivas, because it is border area with high rates of transculturation and high floating criminal activity. The results indicate that most adults who broke the law are male and perceive themselves as offenders despite the high prevalence of anti-social behavior; identification profiles are established for the population in relation with the perception of social, psychological anomie and alienation, and adult profiles are presented at high risk of present a high index of criminal behavior. It is concluded that the perception of support in the family microenvironment and social, is fundamental for the differentiation of these offenders with high perception of antisocial and socio-cultural behaviors.