Abstract:
This research is to study factors of self-control, social control and
differential association affecting juvenile recidivism. Findings will be used to seek
remedial approaches and solutions to recidivism among juveniles. Data have been
collected from four juvenile training institutions the Training School for Boys of
Area 2, Ratchburi, Ban Karuna Training School for Boys, Ban Kanjanbhisek
Training School for Boys, Thailand. And Ban Sirindhon Training School for Boys.
Samples are 273 persons. Statistic applications are frequency, percentage, mean,
standard deviation, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Multiple Classification
Analysis (MCA).
Findings are that most samples are 16-20 years at time of study with junior
secondary education and habitation with parents in community areas and slums.
Gross family income is less than 10,000 Baht a month. First offense has been
committed when they were 13-16 years and were mostly property crimes. Most
primary recidivism (second crime) was theft or gang robbery.
The test of the hypothesis contends that samples have low self-control and
social control, having high level of differential association with deviant peers,
antisocial behavior and interaction with delinquents, which affect the recidivism of
juvenile property crime by statistical significance at the 0.05 level. The control
variables are their education and their residence before being admitted in the
Training School. Motive of recidivism is mostly peers persuasion or being
challenged for an experiment, hyperactivity and/or financial problems.
Recommendations from the study are that the family institutions should
pay attention, and express affection and concern over the juvenile in order to help
them recognize affection in their families; this involves spending time with them to
observe their behavior particularly during peer association. In the meantime, the
educational institutions and societies should cooperate to supervise juveniles
deviance within their communities and allow them to display more ability at
different areas in academic affairs, recreation, vocation and freedom of thought so
that they perceive and are proud of their own self-values