The Dynamics of Domestic Violence and the Production of Deviant Behavior: A Field Study of a Sample of Juvenile Delinquents in the Rehabilitation Centers of Ben Ashour and Boukadir

This study aims to understand the interactive relationship between the dynamics of domestic violence and the production of deviant behaviors in adolescents, focusing on analyzing how social constructions of gender and expected gender roles influence patterns of deviant responses and mechanisms of resistance to paternal authority.It also seeks to explore the role of the socio-spatial environment as a social context in shaping the trajectories of deviance among victims of domestic violence.The study relied on the descriptive analytical method and the case study method, using interviews as the primary tool for data collection.The purposive sample included six cases of juvenile offenders in rehabilitation institutions, with three girls selected from the Ben Achour institution in Blida and three boys from the Bougader institution in Chlef, during the month of May 2021.The results showed a strong correlation between the patterns of domestic violence practiced and the deviant behavioral responses of the events, revealing that gender constructs play a pivotal role in determining the mechanisms of expressing resistance and deviance.Furthermore, the importance of the field context in shaping different pathways of deviance emerged, highlighting the complex and multi-dimensional nature of deviant behavior among victims of domestic violence.