Juvenile Delinquency: Evidence of Challenges in Rehabilitation

Abstract

Juvenile delinquency is a global phenomenon that affect children's developmental process and represent a significant concern for the society. Despite the fact that it is a global issue, its effects are felt more in developing countries such as Ghana due to inadequate resources available to rehabilitate them. However, the study explored the procedure used in admitting inmates into the juvenile detention facilities and challenges in rehabilitating them and recommended strategies based on findings to improve on the rehabilitation system. Using a quantitative research methodology, simple random and purposive samplings were used in selecting 94 respondents for the study at the senior correctional centre. Data obtained from the inmates was analyzed with SPSS and descriptive statistics with frequency distributions were employed to explain the data. The findings indicated challenges that affect both care takers and inmate at the centre regarding human resources, inadequate training period, facility to house inmate and the proper procedure for admission into the correctional facility. These challenges showed that, there are gaps in the rehabilitation process which mission is to make delinquent children valuable members of the society after they are released. Rather many juvenile delinquents stand high risk of becoming criminals in their adulthood.

Influence of children characteristics on the performance of Juvenile rehabilitation centres in Nakuru County, Kenya

“…This measure was applied in the study by Odera (2013) which focused on rehabilitation centres in Nairobi County, Kenya. Mantey and Dzetor (2018) also observed that the attitude of juveniles towards the rehabilitation institution and program is also a central indicator of rehabilitation performance. It was argued that juveniles who had little confidence in the rehabilitation system were less likely to develop desired outcomes as they are bound to resist the transformation process.…”

“…The final indicator that was used to assess the performance of juvenile rehabilitation centres was the change in attitude of the children being rehabilitated. Mantey and Dzetor (2018) asserted that to successfully transform the behaviours of juvenile offenders, rehabilitation programmes must be effective in changing the attitudes of the children towards crime and life in general. To assess attitude change, the questionnaire incorporated a set of seven statements and instructed children to indicate whether the statements were true or false.…”

Examining Reporting of Gender-Based Violence Incidents by Men in Intimate Relationships in Zambia: A Case Study of Chilenje Township

“…Some scholars have focused on the attitudes of male victims of gender-based violence. For instance, Mantey & Dzetor (2018) conducted research and disclosed that the attitudes of men who are in abusive relationships displays apathy, low self-esteem and reluctance to report cases of violence to law enforcement agencies. The results from the field data also pointed out that societal prejudice, power relations and low self-esteem usually hinders male victim form seeking help every time they are faced with violent matrimonial situations (Ramsay, 2015).…”

“…In current vocabulary, the term gender-based violence would simply mean addressing the abuse that women and girls go through (Big-Alabo & Itelimo, 2022). Some men are victims of violence caused by women and suffer in silence because of shame, fear, ridicule and the embarrassment that comes with admitting that they have been abused by their wives or a female intimate partner lowering the chance of such cases ever being reported (Mantey & Dzetor, 2018). While it is true that the majority of the gender experiencing gender-based violence is women caused by men (Muller & Shahrokh, 2017), we cannot run away from the fact that men too experience violence from women.…”