| dc.description.abstract | Juvenile crime in Kenya has contributed to high backlog of youth cases in security systems.
A high number of youths engage in crime knowingly and unknowingly and are being
condemned into prison despite the enactment of the Children and Young Persons Act 2022
as a legal instrument to protect juvenile and youthful offenders. Mathare Sub-County has
a population of 68,941 persons per 3km square area, living in informal structures without
sufficient basic needs, coupled with unemployment, being underemployed and being
underpaid in manual contractual jobs. The purpose of this study is to assess mitigation
measures towards juvenile crime in Mathare sub-county. The specific objective that will
guide the study will be to establish the treatment accorded juveniles with criminal cases
towards security management, assessment, and effectiveness of juveniles’ legislation in
security management, and to propose mitigation measures that will enhance the rights of
juvenile offenders. Recent studies have shown that poverty has been highlighted as a major
factor in juvenile and youth delinquency in Mathare Sub- County. Two main theories will
be employed in this study, the strain theory and Foucault theory of power and resistance as
the residents’ fight poverty, marginalization, and identification. The study will use a sample
size of 100 respondents, while the key generalrespondents will be 30. The Yamane formula
will be used for the key respondents. Questionnaire and interviews schedule will be the
main data collection instruments. The study will employ descriptive and inferential
statistics during data analysis. Data collected will be presented using tables, charts,
frequency, and percentage. The study findings may be of benefit to scholars and policy
makers for the Kenyan government. | en_US |
