Juvenile delinquency

Risk Factors for Delinquency among Adolescent Boys in Trinidad

Issue:

Vol 65, Issue 3: 2016

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.206

Pages:

455-60

Synopsis:

Risk factors for delinquency were evaluated in a teenage population in Trinidad and were found to include low academic achievement, living environment and family arrests. Self-esteem, punishment and family structure were not associated with delinquency in this population.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Various risk factors for juvenile delinquency have been identified but the extent to which they are applicable in Trinidad and Tobago has not been investigated. We conducted a case-control study comparing risk factors in delinquent and non-delinquent boys.

Received:

27 Aug, 2014

Accepted:

09 Sep, 2014

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