Abstract

 
 
 The Present study was intended to investigate the antisocial behaviors in incarcerated juveniles in Peshawar KP. To compare the antisocial personality traits between juvenile delinquents up to 14 years of age with age ranging between 15- 18 years. A sample of sixty (N=60) detained children and adolescent boys with age range of 12-18 years was selected through non-random sampling. A questionnaire was constructed to measure the presence of antisocial behaviors in children and adolescents. The statistical analysis of the data revealed that the prevalence and frequency of antisocial personality traits is higher in juvenile delinquents whose age is more than 15 years as compared to those whose age is below 14 years.
 
 
Highlights
The results indicate the differences in responses of the two groups on items related to antisocial behaviors
Juvenile delinquency covers a range of different violations of law, ethics and social norms, ranging from minor violations to major crimes committed by young people
Characteristics of the juvenile and aspects of the social surroundings have both been identified as risk factors for the occurrence of juvenile delinquency
Summary
1. To investigate the age related occurrence of antisocial behavioral traits in juvenile delinquents. 2. To explore the underlying individual personality factors of juvenile delinquency. 1. Late starter juvenile delinquents (age 15 and above) will be involved in more antisocial behaviors than the early starters juvenile delinquents (age 14 and below).
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