Abstract: This study sets out to examine the problem of family structure and juvenile crime in Nigeria using Yenagoa Local Government Area as a case study. In order to achieve this objective, two hypotheses were tested. The main goals of this study were to determine if there are variations in delinquency between cohabitating family and other family types, and to examine the extent to which parental social control measures account for the variation in delinquency by family structure in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The study relied on both primary and secondary sources of data collection and the simple percentage and chi-square statistical methods were applied in the data analysis process. The findings showed that delinquency rates are higher among youth from cohabitating families when compared to youth from two-biological-parent families. This difference, however, is explained in terms of parental social control factors In view of the above findings, the study suggested that more attention should be given by parents to the activities of their children as this will go a long way .curtail the incidence of juvenile delinquency in the society.
Keywords: Family, Type, Juvenile, Crime, Yenagoa.
Title: Family Type and Juvenile Crime in Yenagoa Metropolis, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Author: Ekpenyong, Nkereuwem Stephen, Ekpenyong, Alfred Stephen
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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