The effect of government roles, family education, and community attitudes on juvenile delinquency in Gorontalo City, Indonesia

Abstract

This research is aimed at analyzing (1) the effect of government roles on community attitudes in Gorontalo City, (2) the effect of family education on community attitudes in Gorontalo City, (3) the effect of community attitudes on juvenile delinquency in Gorontalo City, (4) the effect of government roles on juvenile delinquency in Gorontalo City, (5) the effect of family education on juvenile delinquency in Gorontalo City, and (6) the simultaneous effect of government roles, family education, and community attitudes on juvenile delinquency. The method was a survey using a quantitative approach with path analysis. The population covered all adolescents in Gorontalo City, 15,342 in number. 99 adolescents acted as samples. Data were collected through questionnaire distribution. The conclusions were: (1) Government roles had a direct, positive, and significant effect of 62% on community attitudes. That was, the higher the government roles, the higher the community attitudes, (2) Family education had a direct, positive, and significant effect of 71.8% on community attitudes. That was, the higher the family education, the higher the community attitudes, (3) Community attitudes had a direct, positive, and significant effect of 65.3% on juvenile delinquency. That was, the higher the community attitudes, the lower the juvenile delinquency, (4) Government roles had a direct, positive, and significant effect of 43.2% on juvenile delinquency. That was, the higher the government roles, the lower the juvenile delinquency, (5) Family education had a direct, positive, and significant effect of 73% on juvenile delinquency. That was, the higher the family education, the lower the juvenile delinquency, and (6) Government roles, family education, and community attitudes had a simultaneous, direct, positive, and significant effect of 76.6% on juvenile delinquency. That was, the higher the government roles, the lower the juvenile delinquency. Accordingly, higher government roles, family education, and family attitudes would simultaneously bring about lower juvenile delinquency. In other words, higher government roles, family education, and community attitudes would simultaneously bring about lower juvenile delinquency.