ABSTRACT
Juvenile delinquency,
a long-standing problem which has existed for the past few decades, has adverse
impact on social, capital and human resource development. Therefore, this study explores this issue in
detail by identifying the factors that lead to immoral acts of felony among
teenagers although there are at least four laws to curb its growth. The study serves
three main objectives. First, the study is carried out to determine the level
of delinquency by looking at the level of education, socio-economy and family
relationship. Second, the study attempts to look at the perception of those who
are delinquentst. The final objective is to explore the factors that contribute
to juvenile delinquency. This study is based on a questionnaire survey which
includes a structured close-ended questionnaire with a nominal scale of 1 to 7,
which translates into “Strongly agree” to “Strongly disagree”. It comprises two parts, whereby Part 1 is a
Demographic Profile while Part 2 consists of three categories encompassing Education,Socio-Economy
and Family Relationship. Results indicate that socio-economic matters, family
relationship and level of education are significant factors in explaining
juvenile delinquency. At the same time, the findings also indicate that
socio-economic reason and family relationship are the main factors that
contribute to crimes involving juveniles in the country. Implication from this study points to the
need for continuous prevention actions and commitment from many parties in
order to curb the problem. It requires full
commitment of the government, NGOs, enforcement officers and involvement of the
society as a whole, apart from the police department. Without serious monitoring and collective
action, juvenile delinquency will continue to be a problem that is detrimental to
the development of society as well as human capital.
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