Evaluating the Impact of Juvenile Rehabilitation Programs: A Criminological Assessment of the Youthful Offenders Industrial School (YOIS) Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Juvenile delinquency is major problem overall the world and the need to a policy maker to how make sure the prevention and change the legislative way to rehabilitate juvenile. This study explores how the program run in youth offender school and what is impact of rehabilitation on individual and change the delinquent behavior. This study can focus if the juvenile rehabilitate and reduce the recidivism rate or not and rehabilitation program such as, Education, Life skill development, Vocational training, counseling to create an effective role to reintegrate juvenile in society. The study conducted with 10 juvenile interviews in youth offender industrial school in Karachi. The finding of study show if any offenders that participate in any rehabilitation program that be reduce the risk of delinquent behavior and interact in positive thinking. The factor that be lead to delinquent behavior of minor such as, domestic violence, lack of moral guidance, poor educational quality, peer pressure and socioeconomic factor to contribute in delinquency. The research examines that if rehabilitation focuses in offender treatment that improving the chances of successful community reintegration. And the appreciate task of youth offender industrial school to given a certificate without any mark that show the offender get vocational training in prison. The effective role model if the offender shows the certificate in societies that easily join employment opportunities. This study suggest that implement the vocational education program and enhanced the awareness of public to cooperate juvenile if the impact show the comprehensive results for offender to prevention of recidivism.