Investigating The Benefits Of Pre- And Post-Training Of Behavioral Treatment Among Juvenile Delinquency In Case Youth Correction Center, Woliata, Ethiopia.

Abstract

In the modern world, adolescent offenders are becoming more and more common in all nations, developed, or developing. Ethiopia is among the less developed nations in the world and in Africa, and it has undoubtedly experienced serious issues related to young people. This study aims to assess the efficacy of pre and post training of cognitive behavioral treatment in lowering juvenile offenders' recidivism rates in the context of the Wolaita Ethiopia Youth Correction Center. 150 young people were used as a sample for this study, which was conducted in the youth punishment center in Wolaita, Ethiopia. Descriptive and mixed research methodologies were used in this study's design, and multiple regression analyses and t-tests were used for analysis. According to the t-test result, there is a significant difference between the pre-treatment and control groups when assessing the efficacy of CBT for young people in juvenile detention facilities. Additionally, the results of the multiple regression analysis show that the effectiveness of pre and post training of CBT is positively correlated with family, the economy, culture, communication, substance use, mortality, access to education, and school attendance. Conversely, peer pressure, broken families, and parenting style are negatively correlated. We draw the conclusion that, to assess the efficacy of CBT in pre and post training the research area, all relevant bodies ought to pay close attention to the primary variables that have been discovered.