Guide on Juvenile Delinquency In Secondary School

OVERVIEW
Juvenile delinquency has been described as one of the major problems in our society since it causes a lot of distress and damage to perpetrators, and the society. It deals with the breaking of rules, drug use and violent offences against other people as well as the possession and carrying of weapons e.g. knives, scissors, bottles, forks, pins, needles, etc.

Delinquents have, in most cases, been viewed as adolescents who come from broken homes, which emphasizes that broken homes are associated with juvenile delinquency due to inadequate parental involvement in the adolescent’s upbringing. Distress in families as a result of issues such as divorce not only increases juvenile delinquency but may lead to poor parental monitoring and association with delinquent peers.

It is known to be a display of criminal behaviour among young people as they negotiate the transition from childhood to adulthood in a complex and confusing world.