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T1 A STUDY OF JUVENILE CRIMES IN BORSTAL JAIL, FAISALABAD, PAKISTAN
A1 A. Shamim
A1 Z. Batool
A1 M. I. Zafar
A1 N. Hashmi
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 19
IS 2
SP 101
OP 103
YR 2009
FD 2009/04/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>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.</p>
K1 Juvenile crimes, socio-economic factors, attitude towards crime.
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2009-JAPS-213