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This chapter presents the main results of the second national self-reported juvenile delinquency survey conducted in Switzerland in 2006. The survey was conducted using the standardized questionnaire developed for the ISRD-2 with the addition of a few questions. This assures comparability with the rest of the countries participating in the ISRD-2 project. In addition, it is possible to analyse crime trends because Switzerland participated in the first International Self-reported Delinquency Study (ISRD-1) that took place in 1992. Between 1992 and 2006, no national surveys were conducted, but some surveys took place at the cantonal or city level (e.g. surveys among students in the cantons of Zurich and Vaud). This paper includes a brief socio-demographic and economic description of the country, a presentation of the methodology applied in Switzerland as well as the main results of the survey.

The research was supported by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (12-109265/1)

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Notes

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    In Switzerland, private schools represent approximately 5% of all schools of the grades at steak. Taking size into account, two private schools in 70 matches their share in the Swiss educational system.

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    first and second generation migrant, medium and low family affluence, household compositions, school failure, neighbourhood attachment, father out of work or in pension, and mother in pension or at home.

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    According to Federal Railways sources, trains in the Zurich area are far more often vandalised than in other regions (oral communication). Thus, the difference found here is in line with the experience of a significant steakholder.

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    Martin Killias

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  1. Willem Pompe Institute, University of Utrecht, Janskerkhof 16, Utrecht, 3512 BM, Netherlands

    Josine Junger-Tas

  2. Dept. Sociology, Northeastern University, Huntington Avenue 360, Boston, 02115, U.S.A.

    Ineke Haen Marshall

  3. Universität Hamburg, Schlüterstr. 28, Hamburg, 20146, Germany

    Dirk Enzmann

  4. Kriminologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Rämistr. 74/39, Zürich, 8001, Switzerland

    Martin Killias

  5. Verwey-Jonker Instituut, Kromme Nieuwegracht 6, Utrecht, 3512 HG, Netherlands

    Majone Steketee

  6. Fac. Law & Administration, University of Warsaw, ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28, Warszawa, 00-927, Poland

    Beata Gruszczynska

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Killias, M., Aebi, M.F., Herrmann, L., Dilitz, C., Lucia, S. (2010). Switzerland. In: Junger-Tas, J., Marshall, I., Enzmann, D., Killias, M., Steketee, M., Gruszczynska, B. (eds) Juvenile Delinquency in Europe and Beyond. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95982-5_6

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