CAUSES OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: A CASE OF LIDETA SUB-CITY ADMINISTRATION REMAND AND REHABILITATION CENTER OF ADDIS ABABA

Abstract

This study was intended to explore the causes of juvenile delinquency. The main objective of this study was to find the main causes of juvenile delinquency in Lideta Sub-city Remand and Rehabilitation Center of Addis Ababa for juvenile delinquents. A random sampling method was used to select the subjects from the 110 total sample frames who are juveniles. Out of this 110 total sample frames 86 subjects were taken as a sample. This study was conducted in Lideta Sub-city Remand and Rehabilitation Center of Addis Ababa for juvenile delinquents. Data was presented and analyzed using descriptive technique. Based on finding of this study the researcher have reached that the causes of juvenile delinquents were peers influence, broken families (divorce, death of one parent or both, migration), and economic problems. In addition to this the most and serious crimes committed by juveniles were robbery, theft and murder. According to the finding, the researcher concludes that almost all the delinquents were rehabilitated by robbery and theft with at least one of their friends. The researcher recommended that Government should assign Social workers, Psychologists, Lawyers, Sociologists, Policy makers, Courts and make a networking system with Ministry of labor and social affairs, Ministry of women and children affairs and other concerned bodies to actively participate in orienting and promoting awareness of the society about the impacts of juvenile delinquency and correctional institutions should carefully follow up illegal recreational places which initiates children’s to involve in delinquency.