It is often said that when people behave in an anti-social way society in general is to blame. What causes this behaviour? Who is responsible for dealing with it?

Actions that violate societal norms are common in our environments, and are contentious, with social, religious, political and cultural dimensions.

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thesis will elucidate reasons for, as well as solutions to, anomalous behaviour.

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and foremost, there are numerous causes of deviance

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as unemployment, poor parental guidance, failure of established systems, and so on. Unemployment is a menace with negative impacts worse than a pandemic. It results in

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to afford basic human needs like food, clothing and shelter.

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will make youths

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resort to alternative means of survival

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as armed robbery, stealing and theft.

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, it was reported in channels news yesterday that over 63 youths from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria were arrested for pipeline vandalization. When interviewed, they blamed it on

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inability to provide employment.

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, fail to provide the needed care, love and attention to their children will eventually cause deviant behaviour.

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is because these children will turn to friends, peers and other deviants for attention. With regards to the solution, the authorities, NGOs, schools, churches and other agents of change are responsible for dealing with

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problem.

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, employment should be made available for youths to enable them

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for basic life's

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is a major responsibility of the

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, NGOs

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and churches should collaborate to support the

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. by providing vocational centres and skill acquisition

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to fully engage citizens.

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will culminate in

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in the number of people in the streets thereby reducing the incidence of anti-social acts.

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, amnesty programs should be organized for repentant deviants to help integrate them back

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society.

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may be in the form of

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either vocationally or academically, provision of job opportunities and rehabilitation.

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, when the federal

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of Nigeria offered amnesty to repentant militants in the southern part of the country, peace was restored. In conclusion, deviance is a public health problem for which society is often blamed. Lack of job security, exponential population growth and poverty are some of the reasons for it. Governments and other agents of societal change are responsible for tackling it.