• GHALI MADHAVI
• Dr. RISHIKESH MISHRA

The present study is conducted to know the Self-concept of the Adolescent Juvenile Delinquents in the Special Home for boys in Hyderabad and also to find if there is any difference in the Self- concept among them. Purposive sampling technique is used for selecting the sample size. The sample consists of 32 Adolescent Juvenile Delinquents aged between 13-18 years. The Self-concept questionnaire prepared by Dr. Raj Kumar Saraswat is administered on the sample selected for the study. The Self-concept Inventory contains six dimensions namely Physical, Social, Intellectual, Moral, Educational and Temperamental. The individual scores of these dimensions are added to get the total Self-concept score of the Adolescent Juvenile Delinquents. The variables selected to know if there exists any difference in the Self-concept among them are Parental occupation, area of living (Rural/ Urban) and educational qualification. The findings of the study reveal that most of the children in the Special Home possess an Above Average to High Self-concept. The results showed that there is no significant difference in the Self-concept among the Adolescent juvenile Delinquents in the Special Home.

Adolescents, Juvenile Delinquency and Self-concept

"SELF-CONCEPT AMONG JUVENILE DELINQUENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.631-636, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811689.pdf

"SELF-CONCEPT AMONG JUVENILE DELINQUENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp631-636, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811689.pdf