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Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior
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  • Research Article   
  • J Child Adolesc Behav 2016, Vol 4(2): 288
  • DOI: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000288

Extent of the Factors Influencing the Delinquent Acts among Children in Conflict with the Law

Jhessie L Abella*
Department of Nursing and Allied Health, CELTECH College, , 1673 Waterdam Road Balic Balic Sta Rita, Olongapo City, Zambales 2200, Philippines
*Corresponding Author : Jhessie L Abella, Department of Nursing and Allied Health, CELTECH College, 1673 Waterdam Road Balic Balic Sta Rita, Olongapo City, Zambales 2200, Philippines, Tel: 639212273651, Email: stonered_76@yahoo.com

Received Date: Sep 24, 2015 / Accepted Date: Apr 19, 2016 / Published Date: Apr 26, 2016

Abstract

This study intended to determine the extent of the influence of several factors in the commission of delinquent acts among children in conflict with the law. This study was conducted at People Recovery Empowerment Authority (PREDA) a non-government agency which care for children in conflict with the law. A descriptive research was utilized to gather information regarding the profile of the children and their family background. A total of 27 respondents were utilized to assess how the internal factors (parental relationship, sibling relationship and home environment) and the external factors (environment outside home, peer pressure, and community rules) influence the respondents to commit delinquent acts. This study found out that external factors which include the environment outside home (2.57), peer pressure (2.62) and community rule (2.61) all has been found to a great extent of influence in the lives of children in conflict with the law. This study further holds that there has been a strong positive relationship with the internal factors and the external factors (r=0.646) identified which thereby influenced the respondents to commit delinquent acts.

Keywords: Delinquent acts; Children in conflict with the law; Juvenile delinquents; Factors influencing

Citation: Abella JL (2016) Extent of the Factors Influencing the Delinquent Acts among Children in Conflict with the Law. J Child Adolesc Behav 4: 288. Doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000288

Copyright: © 2016 Abella JL. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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