RISING MENACE OF JUVENILE CRIME IN PUNJAB,
PAKISTAN
M A N A N A S L A M , S H A F Q AT R A S O O L & Z A R YA B A L I
INTRODUCTION
 Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts committed by children or teenagers.
 Though the causes of juvenile delinquency are debated and controversial as well.
 Parents may defined delinquent behavior as;
 Disobedience fighting with siblings, damaging property, stealing money from family members or
threatening parents with violence.
 School staff members often regard delinquent behavior as;
 Interruption or disturbance of classrooms violates the school code of conduct and threatens the
safety of faculty and students.
 Mental health view about juvenile delinquency
INTRODUCTION
Juvenile delinquency is at the forefront of social challenges worldwide.
Several determinants of juvenile criminal involvement
Biological factors
Family Background factors
Social factors
In order to prevent the juvenile delinquency it is the need of the hour to
establish social reforms.
The children of the fatherless families show more signs of delinquency due
to the absence of the proper moral conduct.
INTRODUCTION
Problems which are being faced by the Pakistani families such as; mass unemployment, load shedding, absence of the provision of the basic needs,
other factors related to their problems should be avoided
Traditional factors like money, land, women (sex), illiteracy, ghairat
(hanor),old enmity,drugs
The juvenile delinquency in our society has gained deep roots due to the
wide-spread poverty and social disorder
OBJECTIVE
The study in hand was designed to identify the impact of major factors
affecting the Juvenile Crime in Punjab, Pakistan
METHODOLOGY
Due to accessibility and feasibility reasons the study was limited to only
two prisons.
The Present study was conducted at Faisalabad and Bahawalpur Districts in
Punjab Province, where two Borstal Institutions and Juvenile Jails are
located for juvenile’s rehabilitation.
A representative sample of 140 respondents (70 from each jail) were
selected by using simple random sampling technique
METHODOLOGY
TESTING OF HYPOTHESES
Hypothesis 1: Family structure will influence the juvenile delinquency
Hypothesis 2: Family behavior will influence the juvenile delinquency
Hypothesis 3: Family environment will influence the juvenile delinquency
Hypothesis 4: Peer group will influence the juvenile delinquency
METHODOLOGY
Chi-square test was applied to examine relationship between independent and
dependent variables.
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O
=
Observed values
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E
=
Expected values
The value of Gamma showed the strength and direction of the relationship
between independent and dependent variables. Calculations were made by
using the following formula
Ns = Same order pair
Nd = Different order pair
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 1
Distribution of the Respondents according to their Opinion about the Impact of Family Structure on
Juvenile Delinquency
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 2
Distribution of the Respondents according to their Opinion about the Impact of Family
Behavior on Juvenile Delinquency
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 3
• Fam
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 4
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 5
• Chi-square = 18.85 d.f. = 4
• **= Highly-Significant
Significance = .006**
Gamma = -.396
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 6
Chi-square = 1.97
d.f. = 4
= .057
NS = Non-Significant
Significance = .741NS
Gamma
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 6
Chi-square = 1.12
NS = Non-Significant
d.f. = 4
Significance = .890NS
Gamma = -.076
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Table 6
Chi-square = 31.02
**= Highly-Significant
d.f. = 4
Significance = .000**
Gamma = .604
CONCLUDING REMARKS
• The conflict between parents is a strong variable for juvenile delinquency. Therefore,
parents should avoid conflicting attitude in front of their offspring’s. There is also a need
of social therapy for such parents through media, counseling and peer pressure.
• The study revealed that electronic and print media also have negative impact on child’s
behavior. Television through cable network show obscene films, horror movies, action
movies showing murder, looting and fighting which has deleterious impact on young
mind.
• Here again the role of parents, civil society and the government is necessary to avoid
such programs by controlling media.
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