Global Journal of Human Social Science, C: Sociology and Culture, Volume 23 Issue 2

© 2023 Global Journals Volume XXIII Issue II Version I 40 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2023 C Self-reporting of youth delinquency in the Balkans and beyond: Results of the ISRD3 International Self-Reporting Study of Delinquency in the Context of Violence, Victimization, and Substance Abuse in Comparative Aspects Minor offences 27 27 Minor offences = graffiti, vandalism, shoplifting, group fight, caring we apon, and animal cruelty by personal money in comparison with others, in % Students with less amount of pocket money are more likely to commit minor offences. This association is significant only for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Switzerland and the group of the selected Ex- Yugoslavian countries Property offences 28 by personal money in comparison with others, in %. 28 Serious property offences = burglary, motorbike/car theft, car break, bicycle theft, personal theft Students with less pocket money in comparison with others are more likely to commit property offences. It is especially visible among Armenian juveniles. This association is significant for all countries except Serbia, Switzerland and Kosovo. More than 90% of respondents from Serbia and Ukraine publikationed about having friends to spend time with. It is the highest percentage among the selected countries and their groups. This percentage is the lowest in Armenia, Kosovo and Macedonia. Only two thirds of juveniles have such friends there. This percentage among Swiss juveniles with parents born in Ex-Yugoslavia, on the Swiss national level among juveniles from Ex-Yugoslavian country cluster is very similar: from 74 to 78%. The ISRD-3 questionnaire included the question “How many of your friends have