Study Of Psychosocial Problems Faced By Former Juvenile Delinquents In Addis Ababa

This study is concerned about the psychological and social problems that rehabilitated andrnreintegrated juveniles face. The study adopted the qualitative design of research. Six formerrnjuvenile delinquents who served time at the rehabilitation center in Addis Ababa and werernreleased at least before six months of this study were selected by the staffs of the center and arncase study of these six former juvenile delinquents was conducted including the views ofrnprofessional staff members of concerned governmental offices using the semi structuredrninterview. The collected data were categorized under thematic areas and detailed descriptionsrnof the data were made under the themes. Findings show that rehabilitated and reintegratedrnjuveniles delinquents face a number of psychological and social challenges. The psychologicalrnproblems these group face are self-stigma (negative beliefs about one’s competence, low selfesteemrnand self-discrimination), guilt, shame, sadness, loneliness and anger. The finding alsornshows the social problems that these group face after getting back to the society are stigma,rndiscrimination and loss of their reputation of “good girl/boy”. Moreover, the findings showrnthat rehabilitated and reintegrated juveniles delinquents develop diverse coping mechanismsrnfor the psychological and social problems they face.

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