Abstract: This study investigated the impact of peer-group on juvenile delinquency among secondary school students in Nigeria. It explored the problems surrounding juvenile delinquency in Nigeria. Specifically, it examined bullying of friends, students fighting, poor moral character and improper dressing by students. The research was built on the social learning theory as developed by Travis Hirshi. 600 respondents cross sectionally drawn from the population under study were selected as sample subjects. To these were distributed by the researchers using google form to design a structured questionnaire to elicit their views on the problem under study. The data from the filled questionnaires were statistically analyzed for decisions for each of the three hypotheses designed to focus....
Keywords: Peer Group, Juvenile Delinquency, Bullying, Moral Character, Improper Dressing
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