Volume 18, No. 5, 2021
Empirical Evidence From The Relationship Between Lack Of Parental Control And Criminality
Mr. Waqar Ahmad , Mr. Faraz Ali and Dr. Muhammad Zakria
Abstract
This study's main theme is to explore the relationship between lack of parental control and youth criminal behavior. The present study hypothesizes that lack of parental control is the contributing factor to criminality. Union Council Kalukhan in tehsil Razzar, district Swabi was taken as a universe of the study, which is comprised of five village councils i.e. Sheraghund, Bazid khel, Khatt, Munan Khel, and Parra. A sample size of 376 was randomly selected from the abovementioned village councils. Data were analyzed through bivariate analysis. Findings of the study disclosed that youth criminal behavior significantly upsurges in the absence of parental control. The study recommends that parents should aware of their children and promote a positive environment at home to inoculate social values like respect, trust, morality, and self-esteem. In addition, it is further suggested that true religious teachings should be incorporated into the curriculum for educated people and various programs should be aired on electronic media for illiterate people in their local languages to be properly equipped with the true spirit of Islam.
Pages: 2261-2275
Keywords: lack of parental control, criminality, youth.