“JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AMONG MALE ADOLESCENTS OF DISTRICT SRINAGAR AND DISTRICT BARAMULLA WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR PARENTAL AGGRESSION (HOME ENVIRONMENT) AND PEER RELATIONS (SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT), A COMPARATIVE STUDY.”

Abstract

A little more than a decade ago, the rate of female juvenile delinquency was not considered an issue of much concern. Most of the delinquent acts of females in previous decades primarily involved running away and sexual misconduct. However, Mullis, Cornille, Mullis, and Huber (2004) report an alarming trend for female juveniles between 1989 and 1993 that includes the following statistics: “court cases involving juvenile females with delinquency increased by 31% compared to a 21% increase for juvenile males [and] arrests for violent crimes increased 55% for juvenile females and by 33% for juvenile males” (p. 206).The objective of the present paper is to discuss Juvenile delinquency among   female adolescents of District Srinagar and District  Baramulla with reference to their parental aggression (Home Environment) and peer relations (Social Environment).