Assessing the Moral Development Level of Juvenile Delinquents Imprisoned in District Jail Okara: A Case Study
Abstract
The main purpose of the current study was to assess the moral development level of the juvenile delinquents. An adopted tool “Moral Development Interview Inventory (MDII)” was used for the assessment of moral development level. The study was conducted at District Jail Okara, situated in Punjab province of Pakistan. Five juvenile delinquents were selected as research subjects. Purposive sampling technique was used to carry out the study. Using Quasi-experimental, A-B-A format was adopted to finalize the study. Microsoft Excel version 2016 software was used to analyze the data. The treatment was given for 75 days and one hour daily. The results were drawn after the findings on the basis of discussion. Keeping in view the comparison, it was concluded that treatment has significant effect to promote the moral development of juvenile. It was recommended that treatment program would be prepared to train the juvenile for restoration in the society.
Authors
Noor Muhammad
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Hina Fazil
Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Delinquents, Juvenile, Moral Development, Treatment