CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL COUNCIL DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN NIGERIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.64415/jams.v1i2.75Keywords:
Delinquency, Juvenile, Destructed Family, Sociological FactorsAbstract
Recently, juvenile delinquency has been on the increase owing to sociological factors like broken homes, family instability, or family structure and many more. This study was on the destructed family and juvenile delinquency in Calabar South Local Council in the Cross River State of Nigeria. The study sought to examine how family instability influences juvenile delinquency in the study area. The study anchored on Social disorganisation theory by Clifford Shaw and Henry Mckay, as its theoretical underpinning. This inquiry adopted survey research technique which utilized questionnaire instrument, and adopted chi-square (X2) analytical tool for data analysis. Results show that family backgrounds have tremendous influence on juvenile delinquency in the study area. It also revealed that adolescents that are not raised properly by their parents tend to engage in anti-social behaviour. Hence, the recommendations that parents should endeavour to inculcate socially acceptable norms to their children so as to ensure orderly functioning of the society.
Key words: Delinquency, Juvenile, Destructed Family, Sociological Factors.
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