Volume : III, Issue : III, March - 2014

Problems Related to Mental Health of Juvenile Offenders An Analysis

D. Samuel, Dr. Mrs D. Ushalaya Raj

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The research study focussed on the mental health problems of Juvenile offenders in the observation homes. Normative survey method was employed to collect the data through questionnaire by adopting Stratified Random Sampling technique. The sample size of the study is 132. The main objective of the study is to assess the mental health problem of juvenile offenders based on parental occupation, parents’ educational qualification and locality. The major findings of the study are the problems related to mental health among Juvenile offenders is high in nature. There is a significant difference in the mental health problem of juvenile offenders based on father’s occupation and locality. If the causative factors for mental health problems are identified and proper remedial measures are incorporated to impart positive attitudes among the offenders it will result in the effective functioning of the individual to the society

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D.Samuel, Dr.(Mrs)D.Ushalaya Raj Problems Related to Mental Health of Juvenile Offenders � An Analysis International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.III March 2014

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