Cauase Of Juvenile Delinquency And The Protection Of Children In Uganda

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DECLARATION .................................................................................................................... .

DEDICATION ......................................................................................................................... ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT....................................................................................................... iii

ABSTRACT ... ... ... ... ......... ... ...... ... ... ... ...... ... ... ............... ... ... ... ......... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... iv

LIST OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND CONVENTION .......................... v

LIST OF DOMESTIC LEGAL INSTRUMENTS.................................................................... vi

LIST OF FIGURES ................................................................................................................ vii

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENT ......................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE:

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1.0 BACK GROUND............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 3

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM................................................................................................ 4

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STADY............................................................................................. 4

1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY.............................................................................................. 4

1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES................................................................................................. 5

1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS..................................................................................................... 5

1.7 SIGNIFICANCY OF THE STUDY.......................................................................................... 6

1.8 SCOPE OF THE STUDY...................................................................................................... 6

1.9 THE INTERNATIONAL LAWS CONCERNING JUVENILES AND PRACTICAL EVIDENCE...... 7

1.10 DEFINITION OF THE KEY CONCEPT.................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................. 9

2.1 OTHER LITERATURE ON THE PROTECTION OF JUVENILES IN UGANDA................... 13

2.2 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA.......................................... 13

2.3 THE CHILDREN'S STATUTE 1996............................................................................. 14

2.4 THE CHILDREN'S ACT CAP 59.................................................................................... 15

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CHAPTER THREE

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3.0 MATERIAL AND METHODES.................................................................................... 17

3.1 STUDY AREA............................................................................................................ 17

3.2 SELECTION OF THE STUDY SITE.............................................................................. 17

3.3 METHODOLOGY...................................................................................................... 18

3.4 RESEARCH DESIGHN ................................................................................................ 19

3.5 POPULATION AND SAMPLE.................................................................................... 20

3.6 DATA COLLECTION.................................................................................................. 21

3.7 DATA ANALYSIS...................................................................................................... 22

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 RESULTS ............................................................................................................... 23

4.1 SOCIAL FACTORS AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.............................................. 23

4.1 ( a) RATING OF SOCIAL FACTORS......................................................................... 23

4.1 (a.1) THE FAMILY ENVIRONENT........................................................................... 24

4.1 (a.2) PEER INFLUENCE ............................................................................................. 25

4.1 (a.3) POVERT ....................................................................................................... 25

4.1 (a.4) LABELING .................................................................................................... 26

4.2 OTHER CAUSES OF JUVENILLE DELINQUENCY.................................................... 26

4.2 ( a) SOCIAL FACTORS ................................................................................................ 27

4.2 ( b) SINGLE PARENTHOOD OR WORKING PARENTS .................................................. 27

4.2 (c) FRUSTRATION ....................................................................................................... 28

4.2 ( d) WEAKNESS IN RELIGIONS.................................................................................. 28

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4.2 (e) EDUCATION........................................................................................................... 29

4.2 (f) URBAN SETINGS ..................................................................................................... 30

4.2 (g) PUBLIC SYSTEM OF COMMUNIUCATION ......................................................... 30

4.2 (h) UNEMPLOYMENT................................................................................................ 31

4.3 LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE JUVENILE.................................................................... 31

4.3 (1) STATISTICS FOR MORE LEGAL PROTECTION OF THE JUVENILES................... 31

4.3 (2) RATING ON HUMAN RIGHTS.............................................................................. 33

4.4 THE JUVENILE COURTS AND THE PUBLIC OPINION............................................ 36

4.5 JUVENILE STATISTICS................................................................................................ 36

4.5 (a) THE POLICE DEPERTIMENT ................................................................................ 36

4.5 (b) THE COURTS .......................................................................................................... 38

4.5 ( c) THE VEIWS OF JUVENILES .................................................................................. 40

4.6 SOURCES OF INFORMATION.................................................................................... 42

4.7 RELSTIONSHIP BETWEEN LEGAL MECHANISM AND JUVENILE JUSTICE........... 43

4.8 CARE NANO PROTECTION OF THE CHILDREN WITH OFFENCES .......................... 43

4.9 UGANDA COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGIMS ......................... 46