HOW ADULTS COPE WITH JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THAI SOCIETY

Abstract

This research article entitled “How Adults Cope with Juvenile Delinquency in Thai Society.” The study revealed that the problem issues of juveniles are body, psycho-emotion, family, friends and intimates, inspiration and life target, society and environment, crime record, background and education opportunity, deviate behavior and the national education system problems. Meanwhile, the crime-influencing factors for juveniles consisted of 4 factors: society factors such as friends, habitats, easy approach to contrabands and vices, etc., economy factors such as over demand of necessities, high living-cost, lack of job opportunity etc., family factors such as child-bringing-up pattern, family pattern, parent characteristic, etc. and juvenile factors such as gene, maturity, illness, etc., affecting juveniles differently. As for the ways of Dharma application to juveniles, the use of Dharma can be implemented in 2 dimensions: Dharma teaching application such as mind opening, extra-curriculum activities, camping, etc. and mind-refinement such as approaching to religion, creating good consciousness to juveniles, etc. Additionally, the suitable Buddhist principles are the Five Precepts (Silas), the Four Noble Truths (Ariyasacca), the Noble Eightfold Path (Ariyamagga), and the Sublime States of Mind (Brahmavihara).