Causes of murder convicted in Borstal Institution and Juvenile Jail: A case study of Borstal jail District Faisalabad

Abstract

A juvenile crime is an illegal act committed by a person under the age of 18. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the causes of juvenile delinquency in district Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan. The survey also aimed to examine respondents' socioeconomic information and explore potential risk factors for crime. In today's affluent society, the behavior of juvenile delinquents has become a major problem. Recently, the government of Pakistan has recognized the importance of juvenile delinquents and has focused attention on juvenile delinquency, its causes, control/prevention, and rehabilitation through scientific and experimental research. Therefore, juvenile delinquency will pose a serious threat to the social, economic, political, religious, educational, and especially family system in the future.However, the causes of this juvenile delinquency are: low education, low income, broker families, lack of socialization, lack of religious education, media role, desire for wealth, rejection from neighbors, bad company, lack of moral values, family background, psychological problems, unemployment, family economic problems, rapid population growth etc. The subjects of this study consisted of juvenile offenders at Borstal Institute and Juvenile Detention Center, Faisalabad. The survey revealed that the majority of respondents were illiterate.Most of them belonged to low-income groups. The study concluded that poverty and low economic status promote juvenile delinquency.