Impact of the Attitude of the Jail Staff on the Juvenile Inmates

Abstract

The study focused on the attitude of the jail staff with the well-being of the juvenile inmates in targeted prisons of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aimed to explore that how the jail staffs interact with juvenile inmates in jails on daily basis. The study further revealed that what kind of conditions and facilities are available to juvenile inmates in jails. The targeted prisons such as Mansehra, Swabi, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and Mardan were purposively selected. The researchers applied simple random sampling technique for the collection of the primary data. The researchers used structured interview schedule for collection of the empirical data from 132 juveniles out of 199. The empirical data were analysed through SPSS where univariate data was analysed through descriptive statistics and bivariate data was analysed through inferential statistics where Chi-square test is used to find out the association between the independent (attitude of the jail staff) and dependent (Well-being of juveniles) variables. The results of the study show a highly significant association between jail staff who fairly deals with juveniles. The results show a highly significant association with jail staff promoting the welfare of juveniles. Furthermore, the analysis gave a highly significant association between rehabilitative practices at correction facilities available at jails. Additionally, penalty at jail has negative effects on juveniles where the results show a highly significant association with the well_x0002_being of juveniles. The results of the study recommend that the government must take strict actions against those jail staff whose behaviour and attitude are very harsh with the juvenile inmates. The government must give proper training and education to the jail staff and they must deal the juvenile inmates in a proper way.