Malik Mohammad Naeem, Ameer Ahmad, Atta Ullah Mazhar.
Juvenile delinquency: study of parenting and socioeconomic factors.
Pak Paed J Jan ;33(4):228-32.

Objective: To determine the role of parenting and socioeconomic factors in juvenile delinquency. Study Design: Descriptive study of 100 imprisoned delinquent juveniles. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted from 03-5-2005 to 03-03-2006 in Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail Bahawalpur. Patients And Methods: In this study 100 children under the age of 18 years imprisoned for juvenile crimes were included. Detailed history was taken from the delinquents, and it was recorded on a proforma that contained general description, role of parenting and influence of socioeconomic factors. Parents and caretaker were also interviewed. The data of these children was recorded on a proforma and was analyzed using SPSS version 10 on the computer. Results: Out of 100 juveniles included in this study, 74% were living with their both parents in their homes,13% were living with single parent and others were living alone at different places. In the study only 11 % parents were having anti social behaviour. Fifty nine percent of the delinquent juveniles belonged to medium sized families (5-8 members). In current study 92% parents had loving attitude to their children and only 8% had rough attitude. In this study 49% Juveniles belonged to very poor families and 34% belonged to middle class families. While only 17% belonged to upper class. Fifty percent juveniles were imprisoned in murder case. Rests of the juveniles were imprisoned for different crimes. Conclusion: Socio-economic factors are very important in etiology of Juvenile delinquency. Other factors like delinquent peer association and exposure to media violence have significant role.

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