Examining the multifaceted etiology of juvenile sexual offending: A critical analysis of contributing factors

The study examined the multifaceted etiology of juvenile sexual offences under critical analysis of contributing factors. Applying qualitative design approaches, the study sought to answer two questions (a) what are the psychological, social, and environmental factors that contribute to juvenile sexual offending beheviours? (b) How do individual experiences, such as trauma and exposure to violence, influence the likelihood of juvenile sexual offending? Primary and Secondary data were used, Primary data were collected using questionnaires, observation, interview and focused group discussion. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis, where findings were drawn on specific themes that emerged on the cases. Findings revealed that the juvenile sexual offences is pandemic and keep on increasing day to day in Zanzibar equal to and it is caused by pornography, poor parenting, lack of sex education and biological drives. It is recommended that the efforts should be taken by the Ministry of Home Affair and the Central Government at large, to address these challenges, this can be done by allowing in-service training to police officials on rights of juvenile offenders, counseling skills and police psychology, to have good infrastructure which are friendly to juveniles, for example, having isolated building with police stations to practice free and fair services, and having modern equipment and techniques for active investigation and sensitizing of community to have proximal relationship with police and finally, resources must be mobilized to effect this important exercise.