The Role of Family Life and the Influence of Peer Pressure on Delinquency: Qualitative Evidence from Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ezarina Zakaria, Noor Nasihah Kamarudin, Zhooriyati Sehu Mohamad, Masahiro Suzuki, Balan Rathakrishnan, Soon Singh Bikar Singh, Zaizul Ab Rahman, Vikneswaran Sabramani, Azianura Hani Shaari, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: HV1-9960 Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34350/1/Abstract.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34350/2/Full%20text.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34350/; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/13/7846; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19137846

Juvenile delinquency is always seen as a public health problem which needs intervention at various levels. Identifying which factors may lead juveniles to delinquency is a long-standing question among criminologists. This remains the case in Malaysia. There are studies that have explored the impact...