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Volume 19, No. (2), 2009 (June)

A STUDY OF JUVENILE CRIMES IN BORSTAL JAIL, FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN

A. Shamim, Z. Batool, M. I. Zafar, N. Hashmi

A. Shamim, Z. Batool, M. I. Zafar and N. Hashmi

1 Department of Rural Sociology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan.
2 Department of Statistics, G.C .University Faisalabad.
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Page Number(s): 101-103
Published Online First: April 01, 2009
Publication Date: April 01, 2009

ABSTRACT

Juvenile crimes is a popular issue of social research. Juvenile crimes slow down the development of a society. The present research aimed at exploring the socio-economic factors of juvenile crime. A sample of 90 juveniles was selected in Borstal Jail Faisalabad through random sampling technique. Study found that majority of the respondents was illiterate and belonged to the age group 16-18 years. Most of them belonged to low income group. This study concluded that poverty and low economic status promotes the rate of juvenile crimes.
Keywords: Juvenile crimes, socio-economic factors, attitude towards crime.
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