The delinquency of young people and their resocialization is a serious social problem that is not given enough attention in terms of systematic research in this area and its development. Self-concept, as an essential element of the child's growth and further development, appears as an important aspect of the child's behavior and decision-making, so this paper attempts to investigate what kind of self-image the residents of juvenile correctional facilities build about themselves. In addition to self-concept, this paper also tries to shed light on the socioeconomic context from which the residents of corecctional facilites come, and their level of resilience in adverse situations and difficult times, which could then serve as a basis for further research on this topic. Quantitative methodology was used for the research, and the research was conducted on a sample of 24 residents (n=24) from two foster homes in the Republic of Croatia, through a questionnaire, and the results were processed through the SPSS Statistics program. The results of the research show us that the residents of correctional facilities mostly do not come from families of lower socioeconomic status, and that the majority of respondents do not show lower levels of self-concept, in contrast to the hypotheses. On the other hand, it was confirmed that residents of educational homes show a lower level of resilience when recovering from difficult and stressful life situations.