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Lutya, T.M. (Thozama Mandisa)
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2012-10-24T08:16:07Z |
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dc.date.available |
2012-10-24T08:16:07Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2012-10-15 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This paper aims to present a strategy to prevent youth offending in South Africa. The strategy is motivated by research
findings obtained from the study titled “Home and family circumstances of young offenders: A social worker’s view” in
2007. The findings of this study revealed that socio-economic factors; inept parenting and socialisation practices;
exposure to inter-parental violence; sibling criminality; negative parent-child relationship; parental response to deviant
behaviour of the child as well as the lack of parental interest in the rehabilitation programmes offered to their offending
children increases the likelihood of a child partaking in criminal activities. This paper argues that in order to prevent youth
offending South Africa should consider the importance of a stable home and family environment in the prevention of
youth offending. Firstly, family planning is important. Secondly, parental involvement in a child’s activities is vital to
ensure proper supervision and monitoring. Thirdly, in the absence of adequate parenting skills, efficacy and
management parenting programmes could help parents learn a conforming manner of rearing their children. Lastly, once
they have been caught committing a crime parents ought to take centre stage to ensure that the child’s behavioural
transformation takes place. |
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gv2012 |
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http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/independant-journals/international-journal-of-criminology-and-sociology |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Lutya, TM 2012, 'The importance of a stable home and family environment in the prevention of youth offending in South Africa', International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, vol. 1, pp. 86-92. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1929-4409 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.6000/1929-4409.2012.01.8 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20276 |
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dc.publisher |
Lifescience Global |
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dc.rights |
© 2012 Thozama Mandisa Lutya; Licensee Lifescience Global.
This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License |
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dc.subject |
Family stability |
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dc.subject |
Youth offenders |
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dc.subject |
Parenting |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Families |
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Juvenile delinquents |
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Problem youth |
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Crime prevention |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Family life |
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dc.title |
The importance of a stable home and family environment in the prevention of youth offending in South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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