청소년의 레저활동 유형과 비행 유형과의 관계에 관한 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to seek ways to prevent juvenile delinquency and second crimes through sound leisure activities, by studying the relationships between teenagers' leisure activities before imprisonment and the types of their delinquency. This study is to handle the general characteristics of teenage inmates, their leisure activities before imprisonment and the types of crimes and the effects of leisure activities before imprisonment on the types of crimes committed. This study analyzed 170 teenage inmates in Busan Youth Detension Center. It analyzed collected materials, using the SPSS 12.0 program to test questions under study. It also conducted the following analyses: a frequency analysis to test their general characteristics; a credibility analysis for credibility; a factor analysis for validity; multiple regression analysis for statistical hypothesis testing as to the effect of the types of leisure activities on the types of crimes. The results of the survey are as follows: Firstly, More participation in the types of ‘water sports activities’ had significant effects on the whole crimes, including public disorder and property crimes and violence. Secondly, Less participation in the types of ‘hobby and cultural activities’ had significant effects on the whole crimes, including public disorder and property crimes. Thirdly, More participation in the types of ‘game and entertainment activities’ had significant effects on the whole crimes, including public disorder and property crimes. Fourthly, Less participation in the types of ‘watching and understanding activities' had significant effects on violence and crimes. Fifthly, More participation in the types ‘social activities’ had significant effects on the whole crimes, including public disorder and property crimes and violence. This results show teenagers should replace participation in leisure actitives, such as the types of ‘game and entertainment activities' and ‘social activities' that may be causing juvenile delinquency with more participation in ‘hobby and cultural activities' to broaden their knowledge and mind and ‘watching and understanding activities' to change mind and deepen their thought process. Therefore, in order to prevent teenagers from committing crimes through sound leisure activities, a variety of policy should unfold in a continued basis, including the construction of systematic infrastructure and the development of customized leisure programs.

key words : leisure activities, juvenile delinquency, teenage inmates