Juvenile Delinquency and Social Unrest among Children in Ethiope East Oghara Delta State

ABSTRACT

The study examined juvenile delinquency and social unrest among children in Ethiope East Local Government Area, Oghara, Delta State. The survey research design was adopted for this study. Consequently two hundred and thirty-seven (237) copies of questionnaire was distributed to the students from three public schools in the community, Delta State. Data collected were analyzed using frequency count, percentages, and mean with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 24.0. The study concludes that unwholesome influences and difficult situations encountered in early childhood are probably as important causal factors of delinquency as are present conditions. The study recommends Parents should monitor the kind of people or companion that their children associate with or the group they join in order to ascertain the purpose of the group whether good or bad so as to advise them accordingly and that the Governments, social workers and counselors should provide assistance to families in need of resolution of conditions of instability and social disruptions in their families.