Problem and Solution Essay || Juvenile Delinquency by Yudi Bahtiar

Juvenile Delinquency is a form of activity that violates the norms, provisions, and legal regulations.  Usually done by children aged 13 to 18 years. These young people take action because they are driven by various factors, like they having an opportunity. Their actions are called pathological actions because they violate legal norms, and act out of bounds which can harm the family, neighborhood and also others. The three most commonly proposed solutions to this teenagers problem are teenagers must have parents figure, moral support, and deepening religious knowledge.

The first solution is to have assertive parents figure. Assertiveness of parents as the closest person to a child has a function and a big role in making the child’s personality since childhood. Being a strict parent will benefit more in the future of the child than being too gentle, letting go of it is up to the will of the child. Assertiveness in giving and implementing rules will help the growth of discipline in children since childhood. With the inculcation of good disciplinary habits, the mental and character of the child gradually forms into a child accustomed to the discipline.

The second solution is moral support. Parents are the people who are most responsible for the growth of their children, especially in fostering children’s morale. Although parents are not determinants of the good or bad morals of children, but parents have an obligation to direct and guide children to have good morals. In cultivating morals in children, parents must be able to set an example to their children, to be an example to their children, parents must behave in accordance with good morals, such as showing how to behave to older people, respecting others, greeting and so on.

The best solution is deepening religious knowledge. Religious education is one of the branches of the educational aspects that the majority is needed by religious persons.  Religion as a way of life and is one of the means to instill true character. Inside are examples of religious characters that greatly help each person in dealing with negative cultures such as juvenile delinquency. We must pray diligently, read the Qur’an, and do it because of Allah. As we deepen religious knowledge, life will be calmer, grateful and able to refrain from negative behavior. Teenagers must form resilience so that it is not easily influenced by the bad influences given by friends of the same age and relationships.

We know the importance that with the support and care for the many cases of juvenile delinquency will make everything feel more harmonious in life, if juvenile delinquency is not immediately addressed, the impact will be felt by the community will be wider.