Correlation between Poverty and Juvenile Delinquency
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Date
1999-09-25
Authors
Olusakin, A.M
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Nigeria Educational Research Reporters Association (NERRA)
Abstract
Juvenile delinquency could be caused by environmental contigencies that are beyond the control of the youths and therefore resulted in their behaving the opposite way to the socially approved way of behaving. Juvenile delinquent behaviours among secondary.:'Elchoolstudents from low socio economic ~tatus homes were compared to these of students from high socioTeconomic status homes. A total of 150 senior secondary students, comprising of 75 female students from 2 federal government secondary schools were used in the study. The Likert-type of Questionnaires with four-point scale were administered to collect vital data for this study. Two research hypotheses were tested and both of them were upheld as they were supported by the results. It lwas found out that a signi~icant difference exist between the involvement in juvenile delinquent behaviours of students from high socio economic status family compared to those from low socio-economic status family. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation statistical method of data analysis was used in testing the research hypothesis. Recommendation were given as to how to lessen juvenile delinquency.
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Paper delivered at the 4th National Conference of the Nigeria Educational Research Reporters Association (NERRA) at University of Calabar from 21st-25th of September,1999
Keywords
Correlation , Poverty , Juvenile , Delinquency , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Olusakin,A.M (1999) Correlation between Poverty and Juvenile Delinquency. Paper delivered at the 4th National Conference of the Nigeria Educational Research Reporters Association (NERRA) at University of Calabar from 21st-25th of September,1999