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APPROVAL LETTER

This research entitled, the negative effects of Juvenile delinquency to the

family and society in partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in

Criminology has been examined and found in order, and is hereby recommended for

acceptance and approval for oral examination.

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Adviser
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The researchers wish to express their sincere appreciation and gratitude to the

following people.

To our Professor, for the patience he showed us and constructive comments

and suggestions.

To our respective families who never faltered with their love, patience and

support to us and appreciation of our endeavors.

Lastly to our Almighty God who made everything possible with His Grace and

Power.
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Chapter I

Background Of The Study

Introduction

Juvenile delinquency is a serious issue, extremely costly in personal happiness

and social resources, and appears to be increasing in incidence and gravity in America

society at an alarming rate. Our children are a precious gift from God. They are just

like an empty vessel ready to be filled by their parents. Parents in a changing world

must be ready, willing and able to prevent this problem from invading their families,

but also be prepared to share their knowledge with other parents struggling to save

their children.

Children often test the limits and boundaries set by their parents and other

authority figures. Among adolescents, some rebelliousness and experimentation is

common. However, a few children consistently participate in problematic behaviors

that negatively affect their family, academic, social, and personal functioning. These

children present great concern to parents and the community at large.

The prevention of delinquency requires identifying at-risk individuals and

their environments before delinquent activity and behavior occur, and then removing

such risk factors or strengthening resistance to the risk factors already present. The

most logical starting place for prevention efforts is the family.

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Statement Of The Problem

This research sought to assess the negative effects of Juvenile delinquency to

the family and society.

Specifically it tried to answer the following questions :

1. what is the profile of the respondents as to :

a. age

b. gender

c. educational background

2. what is juvenile delinquency?

3. how can a parent discipline their child?

4. what are the negative effects of juvenile delinquency to the family?

5. what are the negative effects of juvenile delinquency to the society?

3. what suggestions are given to remedy the problem?

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Assumption

The project assume to open the eyes of the readers about the harmful effects of

juvenile delinquency to the family and to our society, and how it can change the lives

of the people who are affected and the next generations.

Hypothesis

Juvenile Delinquents has so many negative effects to the family and society,

they are the ones who hurt their parents feelings and so to other people who loves

them dearly. It can be avoided if, from the start the parents knows how to discipline

their child.

Objective Of The Study

The study wanted to give further investigation about juvenile delinquents

nowadays. Its objective is to show to the readers what are the negative effects it can

bring to the family and the society and especially to the juvenile delinquent itself.
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Significance Of The Study

The study is very significance according to the writers of the books that I have

read about the juvenile delinquency and the website I have visited about them.

This study would then give further information about juvenile delinquency and

students of this course can benefit from this study and even the parents and the soon

to be parent in able to know how to discipline their child.

Scope And Limitation Of The Study

This study deals mainly with understanding of negative effects of juvenile

delinquency to the family and to the society.

The areas covered by the study are its history and meaning, the people who

knows about it and their reaction.

The purpose of the study is to write the negative effects of juvenile

delinquency to the family and the society. It also subject to open the mind of the

readers that it is important for us to know about the cases of juvenile delinquents and

its importance to the families and the society, and the benefits we could all get about

it.
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Conceptual Framework

The solution to the problem of juvenile delinquency is multidimensional.

Many different things contribute to juvenile delinquency, as was shown in the Nature

vs. Nurture article in the previous section. Thus, it would naturally follow that there

would be many aspects to the cures of this social deviance. While there is not one

finger can be pointed in direct blame, there are many ways that juvenile delinquency

can be decreased. The four areas to be discussed here are the unique aspects,

responsibilities and functions of medicine , the family , the church and the

government .

The nature vs. nurture debate takes on a new identity when dealing directly

with treating or rehabilitating juvenile delinquents. The debate on this issue is

between sickness and sin. Is juvenile delinquency the result of an inborn sickness

(nature) or is it the result of bad choices by the parents and child (nurture)? Those in

favor of delinquency being a sickness are looking to science to find a medicinal cure

or some genetic link that can be altered to keep the child from ever becoming a

delinquent. This section is a focus on one of the leading physical explanations for

delinquency in the sickness circle ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity

Disorder).

According to the May-June issue of Pediatric Nursing, ADHD has organic, genetic

and mental causes. It is diagnosed when a child meets six or more criteria related to

inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. The child must show these symptoms
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before the age of seven and they must persist for six months or more. These

symptoms must also cause problems in two or more settings and significantly

interfere with academic performance and/or interpersonal relationships (Savage,

1996). The criteria used are:

Hyperactivity, Fidgets and squirms, Does not stay in seat, Runs and climbs

excessively, Cant play quietly, Constantly on the go, Talks excessively,

Impulsiveness, Talks out of turn, Cant await turn, Interrupts, Inattentiveness, Does

not pay attention, Cant sustain attention, Doesnt listen in a one-on-one talk, Doesnt

complete work, Has difficulty organizing, Avoids mental effort, Loses things

necessary for completing tasks, Easily Distracted, Forgetful (Savage, 1996).

ADHD is important in the discussion of juvenile delinquency due to the fact that

ADHD may contribute to the severity and persistence of substance abuse disorders

and antisocial behaviors (Riggs, et al, 1996). Fortunately, several drugs for treatment

have been developed and are available for those who suffer from ADHD. The first of

the drugs and probably the best known is Ritalin. The active ingredient in Ritalin is

methylphenidate. This drug fits into the category of a psychostimulant. The idea

behind this is to stimulate the parts of the brain that control self regulation of

behavior, impulses and attention (Baren, 1995). Ritalin has helped many children

lead a normal life. It allows them to be able to concentrate, relax and enjoy life.

Between 60% and 90% of patients have shown improvement while on this drug.

There are some side effects to Ritalin as there are with any drug. Unfortunately,
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Ritalins effect does not last forever, and as it wears off and the patient "comes

down," fits of aggression can occur (Baren, 1995).

A second drug that is an alternative to a stimulant is Imipramine HCl. This drug

has shown to help patients who suffer from symptoms of depression as well as those

of ADHD. It also minimizes the downer effect of medication since Imipramine

HCl produces no sensation of a high. There are many other drugs that have shown to

help those who suffer from ADHD, some more effective than others, and each with its

own set of side effects. The search will continue to find just what causes people to

suffer from ADHD and how to treat it. Research will also continue as to how ADHD

and other biological disorders relate to juvenile delinquency, and how this can be

directly combated.
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Chapter II

Review Of Related Literature

Foreign Study

There are many who believe that juvenile delinquency should be referred to as

Juvenile P. Delinquency with the P standing for parental. The emphasis is not

difficult to understand, for it is the relationship between parental failure and child

misbehavior. It is the parents that are intimately identified with the child's initial

social status because they are the nucleus of the child's emotional life.

It should be noted that parents are the victims of unwholesome social

circumstances, frequently unable to control demoralizing conditions to which their

children are exposed, and never fully able to dominate the child's volitional life. Yet,

while the entire burden of blame should not be placed on the shoulders of the parents,

regardless of these conditions, parents should be aware of and accept their vitally

important measure of responsibility.

For parents, there is knowledge of greater importance than self-knowledge.

Parents must begin here because they can not expect to understand their children

unless they have sufficient understanding of themselves. They must be able to face

the facts about themselves because it will be difficult to avoid conflicts and frustration

in the child. Parents need to do serious soul searching and ask themselves what kind

of value system they have, and is parenthood simply a sideline among values. If they

can truthfully answer this, then they will have hurtled a milestone toward
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understanding their children's behavior. Many parents that try to understand

themselves will discover that they do not find it easy to communicate their love.

They simply do not know how to express their love toward their children. Yet this

type of communication is vital for the child's happiness and social adjustment.

Discovery of deficiency in this respect should not be the basis of despair. The art and

skills of communication of love can be learned, and individuals with this feeling of

inadequacy should be working hard to overcome the obstacle.

Parent can help guard their children from juvenile delinquency by being

reasonable. Unreasonableness is always an open door to irresponsibility. Parental

unreasonableness, however, probably stems not so much from perverseness as from

functioning on the basis of mythology and false premises in dealing with children.

The task of discipline is handled differently by parents. There are those parents

that believe in no discipline and others who insist of much. There are several

reasonable things that can be done by parents when it comes to disciplining their

children:

a.) Parents' first obligation is to understand the child misbehavior and accept it

without alarm and severity.

b.) Discipline should be considered as a stepping stone to self-discipline. It should

be administered in a manner that will make clear sense as well as adequate to the

child.
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c.) The type of discipline should fit the child, not the crime and always be for the

child's sake, not the parent's.

d.) Discipline or punishment without understanding increases the child's conflict

and confusion.

e.) Positive discipline is better than negative discipline. It is always better to teach

the child what is right and what is wrong rather than waiting for him to do

something wrong.

Parents can also help their children greatly through demonstrating their faith in the

processes of democracy and principles of Christianity. Freedom, fairness, equality,

justice, and compassion are social virtues as essential to the welfare of the young as

well as old. Whenever they are negated or restricted, rebellion is invited; wherever

they prevail, social bonds are strengthened. Love, forgiveness, self-sacrifice, and

faith in God foster positive reactions to self and society. Our children need tangible

and concrete values on which to base their faith. They can understand the love of

God the father when they have fathers who love them, or the forgiveness and fairness

of God when their own parents are fair as well as forgiving.

Parents should also strive to make religion a dynamic part of the family. It is the

parents' responsibility to help the child discover religion as something alive and

meaningful. The way to live life is the best indicator of what faith is as well as the

reason for living. The manner of expressing family religion is not only in what the

family lives for, but also in the quality of relationships maintained between family
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members. If love, understanding and self-giving characterize the family circle, this

will lead the family beyond itself into unselfish services to each other and others

outside the immediate family. To help meet the needs of humanity, Christianity will

not be difficult for the children to understand or accept. This positive characteristic

will not allow the negative characteristics of delinquency to develop in a child.

There are some goals that will allow parents to strive for a better family life as

well as protect their children from the ravages of juvenile delinquency. The purpose

is to encourage parents and for them not to stand helplessly by and watch while their

children are swept away in delinquency. Parents are human, too, and none of them

will likely achieve all their goals for there will be circumstances that will impede their

goals. Sincerity, honesty, and faith will compensate for many limitations, but serious

dedication to improvement of parenthood skills will always be rewarding.

The greatest assurance is that God is always in partnership with parents working

with them to help their children become adequate and motivated individuals with a

sense of values, if the parents seek this partnership.

What can the churches do?

In our communities there are several other organizations that have a strong

influence in maintaining a stable social relationship. Churches in our communities

are making a major contribution toward counteracting delinquency. They have and

will continue to be a major source of contribution to the general social welfare.

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Nevertheless juvenile delinquency constitutes a challenge to the churches of the

present day. Re-evaluation of their functions is necessary. Though it stems from

several conditions over which churches have no control, human values involved are

intimately related to the church's primary reason for existence. The church plays a

significant role in deterring children and youth delinquency.

Churches must conduct sincere evaluation of their relationship to the problem of

delinquency. They can do this by: (a) Christian education, youth programs,

interpretation of moral standards and social work, they have been making valuable

contributions which must not be underestimated; (b) churches need to direct their

programs and resources more specifically on the problem of delinquency and improve

their functioning on behalf of those children expose to delinquency risks; (c) churches

can be a powerful force, both in community life as well as with individuals, for the

prevention of delinquency; (d) Churches must acknowledge that they cannot do it all

and must co-operate with other community agencies to work together to prevent and

find a solution to this problem.

Needless to say, churches have assets for the accomplishment of this task. They

have been commissioned to be instruments of redemption and to hold the worth of the

people above all other values. They share the good news that God loves and seeks to

save every individual, no matter how little, guilty, or unimportant the world perceives

them to be. They have fellowship that can embrace and support the neglected and

unloved. Along with the primary concern for people, they have organization,
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prestige, buildings, programs, skills, staff, and other resources with which to exert

influence on community life.

In its approach to delinquents the church should rely on intelligent understanding

rather than exhortation and direct appeal. The individual may not have the capability

to receive or make adequate response to exhortation until he/she first has been given

help in his/her fundamental problems that lie behind his/her delinquent behavior. The

church must have a complete understanding of his/her problem as well as how they

affect his/her personality and behavior. Does not love always seek to understand?

The church that welcomes all of God's children into the fellowship and support, and

the church that strengthens them when they are weak or stumble will be doing much

to turn their feet away from the path of delinquency.

Churches have a great opportunity to help reduce delinquency through programs

and services that they can offer directly to the children and youth. No church can do

everything that needs to be done for youth's sake, but they should seek to do the most

needful things and do them well. The most important thing is to give the youth

adequate spiritual guidance. They need a sense of values and assurance that life and

the universe make sense. The church should see this task of spiritual guidance as a

primary responsibility and ought not to let anything else take precedence over it.

Outreach efforts should stem from genuine as well as unselfish concern for the

welfare of the young life.

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Churches can strengthen and improve family life in the direction of delinquency

prevention as well as child conservation. It is imperative that they give more

attention to the problems and needs of family. The greatest needs of families are

educational insight into their problems as well as responsibilities. Churches can

provide classes, discussions and other types of programs for youth groups and parent-

child relations. They also help families to be strengthened in unity and

companionship; the church can assist through meaningful experiences of family

fellowship. This can be accomplished by planning church activities that are family

centered such as family camps. Finally, churches can prepare families for crises and

can support them with sustaining fellowship when the need arises.

Churches are deeply involved in the problem of juvenile delinquency, even though

it is not their intention, because they cannot escape the challenges before them. Many

are making a strong impact on the lives of young people, assisting them to be

desirable citizens despite negative social conditions. They must also see the great

opportunities and resources for helping to guide today's children and youth through

the moral wilderness, social chaos and physical dangers in which so many are lost.

THE GOVERNMENT

The United States Government Has Declared War On Juvenile Delinquency

There is no doubt that juvenile delinquency is an incredible problem in the

United States. In 1956, 1, 450,000 juveniles were arrested or picked up by the

police in 1956" (Solomon 1957). At that time there were only 230 juvenile correction
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institutions in the United States. Now, over 30 years later, as the juvenile

delinquency rate in the United States continues to rise, action must be taken. As a

nation, we must do all that we can to combat criminal behavior, especially in our

youth!

Although we may mean well, our families, public school systems, and private

organizations are unfortunately not always trained and equipped for hand-to-hand

combat against juvenile delinquency, so to speak. It is here that the governmental

agencies and programs come into play. Case workers, police officers, and juvenile

detention officers are the foot soldiers in this battle to save our nation. Their enemy

is not the child, but the adverse behaviors that the child has succumb to.

One approach used by the United States governmental agencies to combat

juvenile delinquency, as clearly outlined in a book produced by the United States

Department of Justice, called Re-educating Confined Delinquents, is the process of

re-education. Re-education is not necessarily accomplished by the influx of more

head knowledge, but instead by training the child, or in some cases, re-training the

child to confront and solve the problems of everyday life.

When using this method within the juvenile correction institution, case

workers must first gain a trust and friendship with the confined child. This is

accomplished in several ways. Meeting the child's basic needs is sometimes the

fastest way to gain trust, and food is often the main instrument used. Many juvenile

delinquents are hungry, and hunger pains can make even the most peaceful of children
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cranky and defensive. As the caseworker feeds their hungering stomachs, one of the

many internal noises is silenced in the child. This can give the caseworker a new

opportunity to communicate with the child and build trust.

At other times, laughter is used to break the ice. Laughter is universal, and

although it may initially be difficult to break through hardened exterior of the angry

child, once laughter erupts, trust is quickly gained, and a new friendship can begin.

Building the child's self worth is another method used to gain a personal relationship.

Teaching the child a skill, uncovering a hidden talent, and/or simply affirming the

child of his value are ways to accomplish this.

Once trust is finally gained, the caseworker spends her time training these children

to react differently to life situations than they ever have before. This is quite possibly

the most difficult task of re-education. Most of these delinquents have learned how to

manipulate their environment at an extremely early age. These deceitful actions must

be discarded before the child can learn healthy reactions to life.

The ways that these children relate to themselves and to others is a major concern

of the caseworker. The child must be taught to see value in himself and in others. If

the caseworker is to be successful, she must also teach important observing skills that

have not been learned, how to express themselves in a more positive manner, and how

to be cooperative in a group situation.

These caseworkers have an enormous amount of work ahead of them with

each individual child. One such caseworker, Rebecca Clowers, stated that, "Some of
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the really great caseworkers are so often too overloaded to effectively make an impact

on all the juveniles that are assigned to them." This is confirmed by the Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in an article from the Internet when it

states, The increased volume and changing composition of juvenile delinquency

caseloads have overloaded the system.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is very busy

combating juvenile delinquency by adopting the following objective: (To) Provide

immediate intervention and appropriate sanctions and treatment for delinquent

juveniles. In plain English, this means that juveniles need to be quickly transported

through the system of red tape, and placed in a facility capable of effectively caring

for their needs as delinquents. It is imperative that this is completed in a timely

manner so that rehabilitation, if possible, can begin. Community Intervention Centers

(CIC) is one way that this is happening. These centers are the "go-between" in the

middle of the police and the juvenile's parents. For a detailed step-by-step process of

how this works and what happens to a juvenile when he/she is arrested, please click

here .

The child must receive treatment and a simple referral is not treatment. It is

imperative that these juveniles not slip through the cracks in the system. They must

be given the chance to rehabilitate completely and adequately by the United States

governmental agencies that are available to them.

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But the term re-education and the objective of the Office of Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention applies to those who have already been adjudicated (a

judgment has already been made against them) in the juvenile courts. What is the

government doing to prevent delinquency?

Although it may be an extremely controversial means of deterrence, now children

at the age of 13, 14, or 15 may be tried as an adult in all 50 states under certain

circumstances. The strict enforcement of this law is in some cases a deterrent for a

child to commit serious and violent felonies. This law has not always been in effect.

In 1979, a boy named Willie Bosket brutally shot and killed two people when he was

only fifteen years old. He was reported to have boasted that he could have killed

100 people and would still have been incarcerated only until he reached the age of

twenty-one (Ewing 1990). This was in fact a true statement because at that time the

state of New York could only incarcerate its juvenile offenders for a period of no

more than five years. It was because of this statement that the state of New York

enacted the Willie Bosket Law. This law provided that 13, 14, and 15 year old

juvenile offenders charged with violent felonies may be tried as adults in the criminal

court system. This decision is the key factor in the second objective of the Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and that is (To) Prosecute certain

serious, violent and chronic offenders in criminal court.

Also, because in past years it was important to keep juvenile records confidential,

it is hard to survey just how many juvenile offenders grow up to be adult offenders.
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This trend is changing. Files and juvenile records are becoming less protected and are

more readily available.

While the U.S. Government is fighting this war against juvenile delinquency, it

still needs more soldiers. Without people who truly care for the next generation the

government can do nothing.

Local Study

The Philippine National Police is the National police force of the Republic of

the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it provides all law

enforcement services throughout the Philippines. It was formed in 1989 by the merger

of the Integrated National Police with the Philippine Constabulary. It is based in

Quezon City in the Manila National Capital Region. It is organized on a regional and

provincial basis. Unlike the PC it is a civil police force.

Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or criminal acts performed by

juveniles. It is an important social issue because juveniles are capable of committing

serious crimes, but most legal systems prescribe specific procedures and punishments

for dealing with such crimes.

Juvenile Delinquency may refer to either violent or non-violent crime committed by

persons who are (usually) under the age of 18 years (at least in the United States).

However, there is much debate about whether or not a child should be held criminally

responsible for his or her own actions. There are many different outside influences
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that affect the way a child acts both negatively and positively, some of those

influences are as follows:

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

Psychological abuse

Abandonment

Social institutions

Peer pressure

A crime in a broad sense is an act that violates a political or moral law of any one

person or social grouping. In the narrow sense, a crime is a violation of criminal law;

in many nations, there are criminal standards of bad behaviour. However, not all

violations of the law are considered crimes, for example most traffic violations or

breaches of contract. In many languages, "crime" means "felony" in English, and are

not to be mistaken.

This section describes usual criminal classifications applicable at present in Western

countries. They may differ significantly with those applicable in other cultures; also,

they may differ significantly with earlier practices.

Most people who use this word are not "crime" specialists. Generally the word

indicates a social concept of the person, where a specific social act is generally
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considered a deliberate and conscious choice of the choices known to be available to

the user of the word. For instance, historically left-handedness, epileptic fits and

emotional tantrums have been considered "crimes".

What defines a crime depends on how that crime is viewed. A crime could be viewed

from a legal or normative perspective and whether it was in the past or present or in

which society the crime was committed. This shows that there is no simple definition

of crime. Therefore the meaning of crime could be viewed as a social construction.

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Chapter II

Methods And Procedure

Research Design

This chapter presents the procedures used the subject/respondents and how

they were chosen the techniques in the collection of the data and the statistics in the

treatment of the data.

Methods of collecting data

The descriptive normative survey method of research was used because it is

fact finding with adequate interpretations involving descriptions and recording.

Furthermore the purpose of this kind of research is t report the present status of the

negative effects of juvenile delinquents to the family and society.

Research Instrument

For gathering the data for the research study, a questionnaire was used because

it is widely accepted and the most practical way of eliciting information. The

researchers also conducted interviews and observation as well as know the negative

effects of juvenile delinquents to the family and society.

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INTERVIEW

This was used to be able to get some information which cannot be gathered

through the questionnaire.

OBSERVATION

This was used to be able to get some information on the actual practices of the

respondents.

DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS

This was used by means of references, magazines, Internet, and other studies

made by the researcher.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

the following statistics are used :

PERCENTAGE

this was used to find out part of relation of the score of one respondents to the

whole group.

RANKING

This showed how the scores of a respondents to the group

MEAN
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this was used to get a representative score of the group.

FREQUENCY

this is used to determined the number of responses as perceived by the

respondents or the different categories included in the study.

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Chapter IV

Presentation, Analysis And Interpretation Of Data

TABLE I

AGE OF THE RESPONDENTS

CATEGORY RESPONDENTS % RATING

18-20 35 35% 1
21-25 33 33% 3
31-34 26 26% 2
35-above 6 6% 4
TOTAL 100 100%

This table shows that there are 35% of the respondents who aged 18-20 who

respondents in our survey, the next is the 33% of 21-25 age of the respondents and

26% of 31-34, and 35 above who only was answered by 6 customers.

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TABLE II

GENDER OF THE RESPONDENTS

CATEGORY RESPONDENTS % RATING

MALE 60 60% 1
FEMALE 40 40% 2
TOTAL 100 100%

Table II shows the gender of the respondents 60% out of 100% respondents

were male while the remaining 40% are female.

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TABLE III

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

CATEGORY RESPONDENTS % RATING

College graduate 30 30% 2
Undergraduate 50 50% 1
Masters degree 5 5% 4
Vocational 15 15% 3
TOTAL 100 100%

Table III shows the educational background of the respondents, there are 50%

of the respondents who are undergraduate while 30% are college graduate and 15 of

them have attained vocational courses and the remaining 5% have attained a masters

degree.
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TABLE V

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS AFFECTS FAMILY RELATIONSHIP

CATEGORIES RESPONDENTS % RATE

Strongly agree 30 30% 2
Disagree 3 3% 4
Undecided 42 42% 1
Agree 25 25% 3
Strongly disagree 0 0% 0
TOTAL 100 100%

The table shows that there are 30 of the respondents answers that they are

strongly agree with it while 25 respondents only agrees and 42 respondents remains

undecided, while only 3 respondents does not agree about the fact and no one fill up

the strongly disagree category.

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TABLE VI

JUVENILE DELINQUENTS AFFECTS THE SOCIETY

CATEGORIES RESPONDENTS % RATE

Strongly agree 15 15% 2
Disagree 3 3% 4
Undecided 50 50% 1
Agree 32 32% 3
Strongly disagree 0 0% 0
TOTAL 100 100%

Still no one strongly Dis-agrees that juvenile delinquents affects the society,

there are 50% who remains undecided while 32% agrees with the fact and 15%

strongly agree about it and only 3% disagree.

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TABLE VIII

PROPER PARENT GUIDANCE TO AVOID JUVENILE DELINQUENTS

CATEGORIES RESPONDENTS % RATE

Strongly agree 19 19% 3
Disagree 3 3% 4
Undecided 50 50% 1
Agree 28 28% 2
Strongly disagree 0 0% 0
TOTAL 100 100%

Table VIII shows that there are 19% of the respondents who strongly agrees

while next to it is the 50% respondents who remains undecided and 28% aggress with

it, still there are 3 respondents who does not agree with it.
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TABLE VIX

OPEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PARENT-CHILD WILL AVOID A

JUVENILE DELINQUENT IN THE FUTURE

CATEGORIES RESPONDENTS % RATE

Strongly agree 50 50% 1
Disagree 3 3% 4
Undecided 25 25% 2
Agree 22 22% 3
Strongly disagree 0 0% 0
TOTAL 100 100%

The strongly disagree category outstand them all, 50% of the respondents

answers strongly agree about the open communication between parent-child will

avoid a juvenile delinquent in the future, next to it are the 25% undecided respondents

and 22% respondents who agrees with the fact and only 3% of the respondents

disagree. Still there are 0% of the respondents who strongly disagree with the fact.
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Chapter V

Summary, Conclusions And Recommendation

Summary

Historical and descriptive methods of research were used to gather the

necessary information about the problem;

a. the meaning of juvenile delinquency;

b. the importance having knowing about juvenile delinquency;

c. the importance of the acknowledging the child;

d. the benefits of the children and the parents when knowledge about

Juvenile Delinquency..
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Conclusions

Based from the major findings written in this thesis paper the following

conclusions are made ;

Knowing about the topic of this thesis can help a family to grow a well

disciplined child;

This study can avoid children growing up like a criminal;

Juvenile delinquency can be avoided if proper guidance of the parents is

applied to their children;

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Recommendations

Based from the major findings and conclusions drawn the following

recommendations are written;

All parents should know how to discipline their child;

They should never stop their communication with them and always have a

heart to heart talk;

Teachers is one of the main ingredients of the childs learning outcome and

attitude.
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