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The Nature And Consequences Of Juvenile Delinquency In Nigeria
[A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LGA, ENUGU STATE]
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
If an investigation or a study is
carried out about juvenile delinquency in Nigeria, the result will
definitely show that cases like rampant stealing, armed robbery,
prostitution, manslaughter, drug addiction, vandalization, truancy,
murder, rape, cultism, burglary and kleptomanism and many other crimes
and delinquent behaviour are common among the youth.
Because of the
alarming rate of juvenile delinquency in our country today, governments,
parents, guidance, sponsors, teachers, moralists and well meaning
Nigerians have all picked interest on its adverse effects in our
society. Also the increasing waves of juvenile delinquency in our
country place lives, properties and future of our youth at stake. For
example, in 1989, records of crime as reported by the Lagos state police
command revealed that youths between the ages of thirteen (13) and
twenty one (21) were responsible for adult. 13,782 out of 26,259 crimes
committed this year i.e. 1989 were juvenile. Such crime ranges from shop
looting, drug abuse, fighting, raping and stealing etc.
The similar
report also indicated that in the same year (1989) out of 43,000
prisoners serving in various Nigerian prisons, over 23,000 of them were
aged between the ages of thirteen (13) and twenty five (25) years.
Therefore, this study seeks to look at the nature, consequences and
extent of juvenile delinquency in Nigeria among our youth.
1.3 Research Questions
The following research questions were used to guide this study:
1. Why do juvenile engage in delinquent acts?
2. Why do juvenile offenders continue in crime after being punished or sanctioned?
3. How can Nigerian government improve or educate youth or juvenile about crime?
4. What are the negative impacts of delinquent or crime on individual and society at large?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Juvenile delinquency is seen as one of the menace that destroys life and property in our society today. Because of the nature of crime committed by juvenile parents, guidance, sponsors and well wishers are worried and disturbed about our future leaders. Crime associated with juvenile include: rape, stealing, kleptomanism, burglary, disobedience, homicide, truancy, vandalization and robbery etc. therefore, this study seeks to look at the nature and consequences of juvenile delinquency. The object ... Continue reading---
