TY - BOOK AU - Truong,Fabien TI - Juvenile Delinquency: Being a Delinquent and Giving It Up PY - 2017///. N1 - 42 N2 - The “suburban juvenile delinquent” has become a major theme in the media. Two characteristics are frequently associated with this figure: his opposition to the educational institution and his inability to disengage from his milieu. Based on sociological research, this article shows that, when a head-on opposition does exist—which is not always the case—it is caused by an unwanted situation of domination within the educational institution, rather than by a rejection of the aims and values promoted by this institution. Taking a trajectory perspective, it also considers how delinquents give up on their “career” at some point and examines the factors that foster this likely giving up UR - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-regards-croises-sur-l-economie-2017-1-page-122?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080 ER -