الخصائص الاجتماعية للأحداث الجانحين في الأردن

Abstract EN

The present research seeks to present an analytical study on the social characterists of juvenile delinquents in Jordan.

These characterists are numerous.

The most salient, however, are age factor ; school level ; area of residence ; frequency of criminal acts ; type of crime committed ; ages of parents; education ; job ; income ; family size ; age distributions; and relationship with friends and parents.

A questionnaire was designed and circulated among juveniles under care at Muhammed Bin al-Qasem Al-Thaqafi Center for Juvenile Rehabilitation in Barka.

The latter is situated near Irbid city.

The total number of juveniles approached for study were sixty-four (64).

The study, as a whole, yielded many findings.

The most significant are as under : 1.

Majority of the juvenile delinquents studied are adolescents falling within age brackets, 14-16.

2.

They are going to preparatory schools and living in three largest cities Amman, Irbid and Zarqa.

3.

Most of them are criminals.

Robbery was their first committed crime.

4.

Their parents are above 50 years.

They are engaged in low status jobs labourers, drivers etc.

Their monthly salaries are below 150 J.

D.

They maintain large families of above 7 members.

In general, the juveniles are the youngest.

5.

The juveniles studied enjoy reasonably pleasant relations with both their parents and friends alike.

6.

The main factor motivating the juveniles to resort to crime was impetuous stemming from their friends.

7.

Two-thirds of the juveniles are still keen to gain training in vocational institutions or regular schools.