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    Opinion Survey on Socio-Economic Factors of Juvenile Delinquency In Ketu – Adie Owe Community in Ogun State
    (International Journal of Social & Management Sciences, Madonna University (IJSMS), 2017-03) Akinlotan Raymond Adeniyi; Ojo Matthias Olufemi Dada; Abisoye Amos Olatunde; Aina Oluwasola Abiodun; Edegbai Martha Abua
    Socio – economic factors play prominent roles in determining the behaviours of children in the society. This study, therefore, investigated the opinions of Ketu Adie – Owe community in Ado – Odo / Ota Localgovernment of Ogun State, on the socio – economic factors that cause juvenile delinquency. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Data were collected through quantitative method. This involved seventy – three copies of questionnaire administered among community residents conveniently sampled for the study. Quantitative data were analysed using table of frequency and percentage distributions. Fifty – nine percent of the respondents were female; 49.3% of them were married and 39.7% of them had family size of 2 to 3 persons. The analyses in the study show that 97.2% of the respondents affirmed poverty as a cause of delinquency; 89.0% of them opined broken homes, 83.3% concurred on low family income as a cause, 84.5% of the respondents signified lack of parental control as a cause of delinquent behaviours; 82.2% affirmed that delinquency in juveniles is caused by pressure from bad peer groups and 77.8% of the respondents affirmed lack of moral / religious instructions from parents as a factor leading children to delinquent behaviour. The study recommends speedy economy recovery; discouragement of broken homes; adequate parental control and sound moral / religious instructions to children as panaceas to the problem of juvenile delinquency in our society.