The Identity of Juvenile Offenders via Resocialization in the Juvenile Vocational Training Center

Abstract

The withdrawal of pre-existent identity and the enhancement of a new identity to the positive identity of juvenile offenders and resocialization. The objective of this research was to investigate the definition and conditions of identity formation among juvenile offenders in the Juvenile Vocational Training Center after obtaining resocialization. Researchers utilized qualitative case study and purposive sampling technique. participants were 4 professions and 6 juvenile offenders in the Juvenile Vocational Training Center. Data were collected through semi-structural in-depth interviews, and consequently analyzed via content analysis. The definition of identity formation of juvenile offenders can be divided into 2 characteristics: the creation of a new image of oneself and the purposeful change of identity. In addition, the conditions of juvenile offenders were divided into 2 domains: 1) the internal factors - which include a) lessons learned from the past that juveniles will reminisce about and b) the intrinsic motivation from friends – and 2) the external factors - which include a) moral support from family and b) trust and care from juvenile professions. Research findings can be applied to family and other related institutions to enhance identity formation and prepare juvenile offenders for their reintegration into society.