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The Effect of Juvenile Delinquency Toward Education Quality
Juvenile is the highest wish who determines the future of a nation. Almost in every country, juvenile has large amount. Maybe because of two reasons, there is an idiom say that “The better juveniles behavior, the brighter nation’s future”. But now we can see, juvenile delinquency is not only found in big cities, but also in many villages. The delinquents are not only from the students of junior High School or Senior High School, but also students of university. Now juvenile delinquency is a major issue and is an aspect of crime which receives great attention from the news media and politicians. So, what are causal factors of juvenile delinquency? Are there the effects of juvenile delinquency toward education quality?. The writer will explain to us.
Before we discuss about causal factors and effect of juvenile delinquency, w have to know who is called as juvenile delinquent. “A juvenile delinquent is a person who is typically under the age of 18 and commits an act that otherwise would’ve been charged as a crime if they were an adult” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/juvenile_deliquencys). From the opinion above, we know that juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or illegal behaviors by children or adolescent. This illegal behavior causes restless in society. The worse level and types of juvenile delinquency, the worse morality and law and order in a country. Consequently, juvenile delinquency can be the source of “moral panics”
There are many causal factors why juvenile delinquency happens. Blumstein (1995) stated that there were three primarily factors of juvenile delinquency: availability of drugs, availability of guns, and juvenile are recruited into illicit drug trade. In addition, OJJDP (1997) said that these were several factors that contributed to delinquency: there are so much spare time for juvenile, lack of positive adult supervision, scarcity of positive role models, juvenile abuse and neglect, parents who lack needed parenting skill, and juvenile with unmet needs for special education and mental health care. But I have addition opinion. In my opinion, the biggest factor that make juvenile delinquency is not harmonious family. Because, education values are shaped in children characteristic by family. For examples: conflict between parents and children, workaholic parents, parents don’t care about their children problems, etc.
As we have talked before, many juveniles delinquents are students. Of course it causes negative effects toward education quality. These are several effects:
· Lack of commitment to study : the juvenile delinquents deem that study barry their happiness. They are lazy to think about study.
· Academic failure: rarely come into school, and don’t make attention for studying.
· Drop out: because they often make errors and damages.
Beside three effects above. These are additional effects:
· There is no pleasure for other students to study because the juvenile delinquents often make noises and engages in a fight.
· Damage in school facility, because they like to spoil those.
· Declining of rate academic achievement in world view.
· Create stupid and lost generation who do not care about education.
· The country be a backward country in any of terms.
In conclusion, juvenile delinquency is a problem in all sector of society. After we know about the causal factors, we have to make effort for decreasing juvenile delinquency. Family, the smallest unit of society group, have the most influential role. For example ,create a comfortable atmosphere at home, provide spare time to share about children’s problem, etc. Beside that, school can promote learning, participation, and responsibility for students. In addition Oleh solihin ( 2002:79) add additional suggest, he stated that government should restrict violent shows aired on television and gave strict punishment to the delinquents who damage a public facility. And the last, every person must has responsibility and attention to make the juvenile delinquents aware. This is an obligation of us as a concern for the fate of education in our country.
References:
Solihin,Oleh.2002.Jangan Jadi Bebek.Jakarta:Gema Insani Press.
http://www. ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/juris_tap_report/ch2_07.html
accessed at June 28th 2011,
accessed at June 28th 2011
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