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Juvenile Delinquency
A case study of my own village
Course Code: SOC-106
However, juvenile offending can be considered normative adolescent behavior. This is because
most teens tend to offend by committing non-violent crimes, only once or a few times, and only
during adolescence. Repeated and/or violent offending is likely to lead to later and more violent
offenses. When this happens, the offender often displayed antisocial behavior even before
reaching adolescence.
Location of my village
Village Name: Sadarpur
Union: Sadarpur
Upazilla: Dheukhali
District: Faridpur
District : Dhaka , Bangladesh
45
No. of
Hospiatals
11
No. of Other
34
Institutes
No. of Bed
Name
Union
Upazila
Faridpur
Medical
College
Hospital
NA
NA
250
250
Faridpur
Medical
College
NA
NA
Civil Surgeon
NA
Office
NA
Medical
Assistant
Training
School
NA
NA
Chest
Hospital
NA
NA
20
20
General
Hospital
NA
NA
100
100
Location
0 Faridpur
0 Faridpur
Sadar Upazila NA
Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Bhanga
50
50
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Boalmari
50
50
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Nagarkan
da
50
50
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Alfadang
a
31
31
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Charbha
drasan
31
31
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Madhukh
ali
31
31
0 Faridpur
Upazila
Health
Complex
NA
Sadarpur
31
31
0 Faridpur
NA
NA
20
Troma Center,
20
Geography:Faridpur is located in central Bangladesh under Dhaka division. The area of this
district is 2072.72 km. The district is bounded by the Padma river to the north and east; across
the river are the Manikganj, Dhaka and Munshiganj districts. It is bordered by Madaripur to the
east, Gopalgonj to the south and Rajbari, Narail and Magura to the west.
The soil is highly fertile as the district lies in the floodplain of the Padma river, also called the
Lower Ganges. Smaller rivers in the district include Old Kumar, Arial khan, Gorai, Chandana,
Bhubanshwar and Modhumoti. The main depressions are Dhol Samudra, Beel Ramkeli,
Shakuner Beel and Ghoradar Beel
History :
In 1811 Faridpur was separated from Dacca collectorate. The district was initially known as
Fatehabad. In 1840 the Faridpur Zila School was established, and it is one of the oldest schools
in modern-day Bangladesh. Under British rule in 1860, the district was named as Faridpur after
12th-century Sufi saint, Shah Sheikh Fariduddin. The British administration declared Faridpur
town as a municipality in 1862, and a District Prison was set up in 1865.The original district
stretched out across central Bengal, comprising what is, today, the Greater Faridpur region. A
politically important district during the British Raj, Faridpur became a sub-division of Dhaka
Division after the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
In 1971 Bangladesh became independent. In 1984, with the Decentralization Program of the
Bangladesh government, Faridpur district was broken into five separate
districts:Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.
Education:
Economy :
The district has mainly aggro-based economy. The main crops are jute and paddy. Other crops
include peanut, wheat, oilseed, pulse,turmeric, onion, garlic and coriander. Many fruits are also
produced, notably mango, jack fruit, blackberry, palm, coconut, betel
nut, kul,tetul, bel, papaya, banana, and guava. The main exports are jute, Helsa fish
and sugarcane.
There are many sugar mills and jute plants as well. Some of the leading industries of the district
are listen below:
Aziz Pipes
Rokeya Textile
A H Jute Mills
In 2014, the Bangladesh government announced plans to construct the long demanded Padma
Multipurpose Bridge. When completed in 2017, it will be the longest bridge inSouth Asia. The
Padma bridge will greatly help in developing the greater Faridpur region as it would connect
Dhaka with the districts.
Place of interest:
Jaker monjil
Jamidar bari.
Mazar of Dewan Saker Shah, mausoleum of the Dewan of the Boalmari Estate
Dighir Par Masjid, a mosque in Bhanga built during the Mughal era
troubled juveniles in the late nineteenth century. Though Illinois introduced a separate system of
criminal justice in 1899, much had changed by 1909 when Judge Julian Mack famously
proposed in a Harvard Law Review article that a juvenile offender should be treated as a wise
and merciful father handles his own child (Scott and Laurence, 2008:16). Yet the provision of
special court and treatment was soon replicated throughout the country and spread aboard in
Britain (1908), France (1912), Spain (1918), and The Netherlands (1921).
Today most of the states of the United Nations have a separate court system for the children
accused of an offence. They have the right to treatment that takes full account of their age,
circumstance and their needs. The courts generally handle two types of juvenile offender: The
delinquent child who has committed an act that is a crime for adult under state law. On the other
hand, status offenders are considered unruly and uncontrolled beyond their legal guardian (Siegel
and Welsh, 2008).
A multitude factors exist that contribute to the understanding of what leads to engage in
delinquent behavior. It is also true certainly social factors like poverty, illiteracy, broken homes;
lack of employment, peer pressure, lack of parental guidance can be the best root causes to
explain juvenile delinquency in Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh no separate juvenile justice law exists. The 1974 Children Act is the main law
concerning children in Bangladesh, but it deals both with children in need of protection/care as
well as children in conflict with the law on one hand, other laws, such as the Penal Code, the
Code of Criminal Procedure, the Suppression of Violence against Women and Children Act, on
the other hand, also contain provisions regarding children in conflict with the law.At present,
there are three specialized juvenile courts established in the country and three specialized
institutions for the detention of child offenders, which have been renamed as the Child
Development Centers among them, two centers for boys are located in Tongi and Jessore and the
girls' centre is in Konabari.
Family
Family is the basic socialization agency for the children. Children learn basic concepts about
good and bad from their family, they make their values and set the norms of society. Family can
make or break the personality of the children. In family the most important role is played by the
parents and siblings. Most of the adolescents who show delinquent behavior in any form belong
to families that could not give firm foundation to the children. Broken families, single parent
families, separated families, frequent parents fight, lack of trust and confidence among the
parents, criminal parents or psychological problems in parents can be the msot important reason
behind juvenile delinquency. The other reason can be siblings rivalry or unequal treatment
between children. Parents and elder siblings have the responsibility to mold the personality of the
children. When parents or siblings do not show moral behavior or they commit crime children or
younger siblings also get motivation t o do something bad a delinquent behavior.
1. Social Factors
A. Family aspect of delinquency
Under family influence, the study could be made under the following subheads:
(a). Broken family : There are many reason of broken home. It may be due to divorce, death of
one parent, separation imprisonment of either father or mother.
(b).Immoral home: The children of home where there is sexual relation or drinking is not
considered bad or beating children etc, is a common feature and there is no good treatment with
children also, become easily the prey of crime.
(c). Parental rejection of the children: If a child does not get love and affection of parents, or is
not taken care of properly , or where there is lack of vigilance over the child, that child easily
adopts the criminal activities to produce hi mental tension.
(d). Over busy parents: If the parents are over busy, they are not able to look after the child
properly with the result that the children as they wish and become s
delinquent.
(e). Economic condition of the family: There is more incidences in the children of too reach
people. Sometimes on the other hand, the children of too reach people also become criminal
because they get more money than required.
B. Poverty
A large number of delinquent children come from poor homes. Generally vast majority of
delinquent come from lower class.They commit their offences as a member of the gangs. About
83% of the children come from poor families. Poor children joined with gangsters and become
delinquents
C. Delinquency areas
Some areas are highly valuable to delinquents treads. The delinquents mostly come from areas
of poor housing, overcrowding and areas in which cinema houses, hotels, night clubs, liquor
shops are found in a large number.
D. Beggary
Beggary is often the cause of juvenile delinquency. Child beggars mostly come from very poor
family or broken families. Afterwards they become delinquents to meet their needs.
E. Cultural Factors
Delinquent behaviour often occurs in social settings in which the norms for acceptable behaviour
have broken down. Under such circumstances many of the common rules that deter people from
committing socially unacceptable acts may lose their relevance for some members of society.
They respond to the traumatizing and destructive changes in the social reality by engaging in
rebellious, deviant or even criminal activities. In both developed and developing countries,
consumer standards created by media are considerably beyond the capacity of most families to
achieve. Nevertheless, these ideals became a virtual reality for many young people, some of
whom will go to great lengths to maintain a lifestyle they cannot afford. A criminal career
becomes one form of overcoming this situation
2. Personal Reasons:
There are sometimes personal reasons responsible for the delinquent behavior. Sometimes the
adolescent faces hardship in life due to some psychological or physical problem that he is going
through. A physical handicap will go through many problems in life as the society does not
accept a person who does not have similar capacities and abilities that a normal person has.
Society is often cruel towards a handicap and this unequal and unjust attitude of the society
develops negative feelings in the person. The negative feelings make the person commit crime
even if he belongs to a good family. This is a very common reason for commiting crime in
adolescence. Drug use is also a very common cause of juvenile delinquency. Those juveniles
who use drugs usually get involved in criminal activities as most of their friends belong to
criminal class.
a. Social concerns
Teenage boys and girls go through several social problems when they are not well socialized
human beings. Some teens are very harsh and rude to talk and they cannot control their anger or
aggression as it is in their nature. Most of the gender biased boys talk to the opposite sex like
they are slaves and they do not respect them. Their voilence and aggression make them commit
crimes that other boys will never do.
b. Psychological concerns
Psychological and mental concerns are also important when talking about juvenile delinquency.
Mental disability is another big cause of juvenile delinquency. Mentally ill boys or girls can
commit any crime without knowing the consequences of it. Statistics show that mental illnesses
are one of the biggest reason behind juvenile delinquency in America and other developed
countries.
c. Drug use
Drug use has become widespread among teenage boys and girls. Drugs use is prohibited by laws
in many societies. Drug use in youth can be dangerous as they can commit voilent crimes when
they take drugs.
d. Physical concerns
Physical disabilities can also cause juvenile delinquency. Juveniles that are physically or
mentally handicap usually want to take revenge from other people for their complexes. They
want to achieve success in life using negative means
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Educational program,
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The most effective way to prevent juvenile delinquency has indisputably been to assist children
and their families early on. Numerous state programs attempt early intervention, and federal
funding for community initiatives has allowed independent groups to tackle the problem in new
ways. The most effective programs share the following key components:
Education
Model programs have assisted families and children by providing them with information. Some
programs inform parents on how to raise healthy children; some teach children about the effects
of drugs, gangs, sex, and weapons; and others aim to express to youth the innate worth they and
all others have. All of these programs provide youths with the awareness that their actions have
consequences. This is particularly important in an era where youth are barraged with sexual and
violent images. Educational programs have the underlying intent of encouraging hope and
opening up opportunities for young people.
2. Family
It is main agencies of social control. Family has the right to control over the member and stopped
them from committing delinquent.
3.Neighborhood
Neighborhood co suggest a delinquents that he can be a honorable man in future. So a delinquent
may give off his tendencies of delinquent.
4. School
In every educational institution the proper education have to provides the children and teach
them the affects of anti-social activities. By which children grown up as a best citizen.
5. Private agencies
Private agencies like voluntary association can take proper step to prevent The Juvenile
Delinquency. They can provide children the instrument of good recreation, like the instrument of
different play, Football, Badminton, Cricket, and so on. By which children will give much
attention towards the recreation. In this way Juvenile Delinquency may be prevented
6.Recreation
One of the immediate benefits of recreational activities is that they fill unsupervised
after-school hours. The Department of Education has reported that youths are most
likely to commit crimes between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., with crime rates peaking at 3 p.m.
Recreation programs allow youths to connect with other adults and children in the
community. Such positive friendships may assist children in later years. Youth programs
are designed to fit the personalities and skills of different children and may include
sports, dancing, music, rock climbing, drama, karate, bowling, art, and other activities.
7. Community Involvement
Girl scouts, boy scouts, church youth groups, and volunteer groups all involve youth
within a community. Involvement in community groups provide youth with an opportunity
to interact in a safe social environment.
8. Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses
Nurses involved in the "Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses" program pay visits to
low income, single mothers between their third trimester and the second year of their child's life.
During these visits, nurses focus on the health of the mother and child, the support relationships
in the mother's life, and the enrollment of the mother and child in Health and Human Services
programs. A 15-year follow-up study found that mothers and children involved in the program
had had a 79 percent lower child abuse rate, a 56 percent lower child runaway rate, and a 56
percent lower child arrest rate. Maternal behavior problems also dropped significantly in the
studied group.
9. Parent-Child Interaction Training Program
The "Parent-Child Integration Training Program" takes parents and children approximately 12
weeks to complete. It is designed to teach parenting skills to parents of children ages two to
seven who exhibit major behavioral problems. The program places parents and children in
interactive situations. A therapist guides the parents, educating them on how best to respond to
their child's behavior, whether positive or negative. The program has been shown to reduce
hyperactivity, attention deficit, aggression, and anxious behavior in children.
10. Prevention Programs within the Juvenile Justice System
A youth entering the Juvenile Justice System has the opportunity to receive intervention
assistance from the state. In the care of the state, a youth may receive drug rehabilitation
assistance, counseling, and educational opportunities. The success of the Juvenile Justice System
is measured by how well it prepares youth to re-enter the community without committing further
crimes. Optimally, all juvenile detention facilities would catch youths up on their education,
provide them with job training, give them the experience of living in a safe, stable environment,
and provide them with assistance to break harmful habits.
11. The Nebraska Correctional Youth Facility
Recommendations
For the wellbeing and development of the juveniles some recommendations are given bellow:
Parent should take proper care to their children so that they cannot interact with bad
company.
Basic needs are so important for any children. Lack of proper basic needs, the
children influences in illegal way to fulfill their basic needs. So, every parent should
concentrate for that.
Education is an important basic need for the juveniles. Lack of proper education they
cannot identify the fair and ideal way. We should ensure the proper education for them by
educational institution.
The juveniles are influenced by their family interaction. So, every parent should love
their children, and play necessary control over their immature children.
Movie influences the juvenile to involve in various criminal activities indirectly. So, we
should provide them constructive recreation for their mental development.
Conclusion
Juvenile delinquency is one of the most important social problems of my village in Faridpur
district in Bangladesh. . This problem is increasing day by day. Because of the poverty, family
conflict, industrialization, slum problem, differential association, lack of basic needs, lack of
proper recreation etc. the juvenile delinquency are increasing in an alarming rate. As a result, the
juveniles are involved in various criminal activities. A large number of juveniles are depriving
from many facilities and proper environment that are necessary for their mental development.
Many of them are depriving from proper education. So, juveniles are not developing in mental
outlook and that led them to become a criminal in the society. As a result, the juveniles are
involving in drug addiction, murder, children kidnapping, stealing, pick-pocketing, bombing,
keeping arms, and watching worst movies etc. criminal or anti-social activities. But for this
brutal situation the juveniles are not only blamed, but also blamed our social structure. There are
more than 6.5 million people living under poverty line. A large number of families cannot able to
fulfill their childrens basic needs. For this reason, these children concentrated on out and illegal
source for fulfill their needs. As a result they follow the illegal way and are involving in many
criminal activities. In the country, a large number of juveniles have spent most of the time with
their friends because of family conflict and quarrel. They are affected by their bad company. If
their company is involved in various anti-social activities, they (juveniles) are also involving in
these anti-social activities by terrible effects of company. So, the proper protection is so essential
to return the juveniles from their fault. Therefore, by which problems the juveniles are involving
in various anti-social activities, every citizen of the country should identify these problems to
return the juveniles in proper environment.
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Sources
Primary Sources:
My observations
Questionnaire
Survey
Secondary Sources:
Books
Statistical Gazetteers
Internet
Newspapers