Delinquency and Educational Adaptation

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Meaning of Delinquency

·         Delinquency is aggression: Bandura and Walters are of the view that delinquency is the manifestation of frustrated needs of the child which lead him to behave aggressively.

·         Delinquency is crime under age: According to New Meyer, a delinquent person under age who is guilty of anti-social act and whose misconduct is an infraction of the law.

·         Delinquency is Functional Psychiatric Disorder: The fundamental intrapsychic pathology is attributed to faulty relations between parents and children in the early years of life, some of which are manifested in the form of anti-social behaviour.

Identification of a Delinquent Person:

·         Aggressive behaviour

·         Stealing money or other articles

·         Behaving rudely and insulting to older people

·         Using abusive or filthy language

·         Bullying and mockery

·         Damaging school property

·         Harassment or torture od young children, strangers, beggars, animals, etc

Causes of Delinquency

·         Heredity Factors

·         Environmental Factors

·         Home Factors like broken families, poverty, disability, lack of affection, etc

Educational Adaptation of Delinquent Children

·         Such children should be admitted in normal schools and taught in an inclusive setting.

·         They should be taught by specially trained teachers who can handle them properly.

·         Meditation and Yoga should be mandatory for students.

·         Counselling sessions with trained counsellor should be arranged for such students.

·         Special attention must be given on behaviour modification of these students.

·         Practical and assignments should be given more weightage than theory papers while evaluating such students.

·         They should be given ample opportunities for co-curricular activities like art, painting and music to help them constructively release their negative emotions and develop super-ego.

·         Regular suggestions and feedback should be communicated to parents by the teachers.

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