Factors Influencing Juvenile Delinquencies Among Juvenile
[A CASE STUDY OF BORSTAL TRAINING INSTITUTE GANMO, KWARA STATE.]

Table 2 shows that item 8 which stated that “parents not paying adequate attention to their children” is the most influential factor influencing juvenile delinquency. It is ranked 1st with a mean score of 3.49. It is followed by item 9 which states that “lack of parental care influences juvenile delinquency. The item has a mean score of 3.42, and it is ranked 2nd. The item 4 which stated that “exposure of children to drug usage” influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 3rd with a mean score of 3.41. Item 18 which stated that “parents’ socio-economic position influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 4th with a mean score of 3.3. Item 18 which stated that dropping out of school influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 5th with a mean score of 3.24. Item 13 which stated that “poor communication between parents and their children” influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 6th with a mean score of 31.23. Item 19 which stated that “child abuse and child neglect” influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 7th with a mean score of 3.21. Item 15 which stated that “lack of parents’ awareness and knowledge of their children’s friends determines juvenile delinquency” is ranked 8th with a mean score of 3.20. Item 5 which stated that environmental factors such as slum area influence juvenile delinquency is ranked 9th with a means score of 3.13. Item 2 which stated that parental separation, death, divorce or nature of work influences juvenile delinquency is ranked tenth with a mean score of 3.06. Item 6 which stated that peer’s group pressure influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 11th with a mean score of 3.03. Item 12 which stated that children living with their non-biological parents are more likely to be delinquents is ranked 13th with a mean score of 2.91. Item 20 which stated that family type influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 14th with a mean score of 2.88. Item 17 which stated poor child upbringing influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 15th with a mean score of 2.87. Item 10 which stated that lack of adequate religious teaching influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 16th with a mean score of 2.79. Item 7 which stated that the ineffective or weak school laws influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 17th with a means score of 2.74. Item 1 which stated that parents fighting at home in the presence of their children influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 18th with a mean score of 2.35. Item 14 which stated that lack of adequate education on the dangers of juvenile delinquency influences juvenile delinquency is ranked 19th with a mean score of 2.16.
It should be noted that, item 11 which stated that emotional stress experienced by children at home influences juvenile delinquency is also ranked 10th with a mean score of 3.06.
Therefore, parents not paying adequate attention to their children is a major factor influencing juvenile delinquency.

Hypotheses Testing
    The four null hypotheses formulated for this study were tested using t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical measures. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance.
Hypothesis One
There is no significant difference in the factors influencing juvenile delinquencies by respondents on the basis of gender.

Table 3 shows that the calculated t-value is 0.45 while critical t-value is 1.96. Since the calculated t-value is less than the critical t-value, the null hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference in the factors influencing juvenile delinquencies by respondents on the basis of gender is accepted showing that there is no significant difference in the factors influencing juvenile delinquencies as expressed by respondents on the basis of gender.