A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty·of Arts in fulfilment of the requirements for the
degree of Magister Artium (n the Department of Criminal Justice University of Zululand, 1997. / This study is based on the problem of juvenile crime in Emondlo. Statistics show that between September 1991 to end of August 1992, three hundred and seven (307) male juvenile offenders were arrested at Emondlo Township. This is against only 18 female offenders who were arrested during the same period. The investigation aims primarily at describing and explaning attitudes of residents to the aetiology of juvenile delinquency. It explores the attitudes of respondents towards the family, school, leisure time and peer group influence on delinquency.
This study engendered the following findings:
• gender does not influence the attitudes of respondents towards family on delinquency.
• gender has a significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in school influence on delinquency.
• gender has no significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in leisure time influence on delinquency.
• gender has no significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in peer group influence on delinquency.
• marital status has no significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in family influence on delinquency.
• marital status has significant difference towards the attitudes of respondents in school influence on delinquency.
• marital status has no significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in leisure time influence on delinquency.
marital status has no significant difference towards attitudes of respondents in peer group influence on delinquency.
language groups have significant differences towards the attitudes of respondents in family influence on delinquency.
language groups have significant differences towards the attitudes of respondents in school influence on delinquency.
language groups have no significant differences towards the attitudes of respondents in leisure time influence on delinquency.
language groups have no significant difference towards the attitudes of respondents in peer group influence on delinquency.
occupational categories have significant differences towards attitudes of respondents in family influence on delinquency.
occupational categories have significant differences towards attitudes of respondents in school influence on delinquency.
occupational categories have significant differences towards attitudes of respondents in leisure time influence on delinquency.
occupational categories have significant differences towards attitudes of respondents in peer group influence on delinquency.
age group is related to the attitude of respondents towards family influence on delinquency.
age group is significantly related to the attitude of respondents towards school influence on delinquency.
• age group is not significantly related to leisure time influence on delinquency.
• age group is significantly related to peer group influence on delinquency.
• educational qualifications towards the attitudes of respondents are not significantly related to family influence on delinquency.
• educational qualifications towards the attitudes of respondents are significantly related to school influence on delinquency.
• educational qualifications towards the attitudes of respondents are not significantly related to leisure time influence on delinquency.
• educational qualifications towards attitudes of respondents are significantly related to peer group influence on delinquency.
Recommendations are based on the role of the family, school, leisure time and peer group influence in crime prevention.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/653 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Gibson, Mandlakayise Buthelezi |
| Contributors | Mqadi, L.P., Khoza, V.I. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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