Promoting Access To African Research

Top of Form
[pic]
Bottom of Form
PROMOTING ACCESS TO AFRICAN RESEARCH
AJOL
Browse
Log In
Register
daybook Home
Search
Current
Archives
Top of Form
|Username |[pic] |
|Password |[pic] |
|[pic]Remember me |
|[pic]or Register |

Bottom of Form
Browse Journals on AJOL
HOW TO USE AJOL...
for Researchers
for Librarians
for Authors
OTHER RESOURCES...
for Researchers
for Journals
FAQs
AJOL jobs
More about AJOL
AJOLS Partners
Terms and Conditions of Use
[pic]

[pic][pic]

African Research Review > Vol 3, No 5 (2009) > Muola
[pic]Open Access  [pic]Subscription Access
grimace Size:  [pic]  [pic]  [pic]
The Relationship between Family Functions and new-made Delinquency: A Case of Nakuru Municipality, Kenya
JM Muola, NM Ndungu, F Ngesa

Abstract

The incidences of juvenile delinquency carry increased in recent years in Kenya.



nigh of the studies d unrivalled on Juvenile delinquency have paying(a) little or no attention to family functions as one of the possible causes. This study was carried out in Nakuru town Municipality on former street children on rehabilitation in troika homes. The sample was 148 and included all the 30 girls in the common chord homes and 118 boys selected using the stratified random sampling technique from a population of 241. Three managers of the three homes and six purposively selected parents were included. Two audience schedules and a questionnaire were used to collect data from the respondents. Data was analyse using descriptive statistics, Pearsons moment correlation and t-test. Juvenile delinquency was found to be significantly related to matrimonial stability, family size, marital adjustment and mode of discipline. A weak kin between juvenile delinquency and socio-economic status was observed. The delinquency train of boys was significantly higher than that of girls. It was...If you want to get a abundant essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



If you want to get a full essay, wisit our page: write my essay .