An Examination of the Efficacy of the Law on the Sale and Supply of Liquors: Impact on Juveniles

Mwitwa, Anna (2003) An Examination of the Efficacy of the Law on the Sale and Supply of Liquors: Impact on Juveniles. Masters thesis, University of Zambia.

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Abstract

In the study of juvenile justice, it has become common to explain child misconduct as a special category of criminality known as juvenile delinquency. This dissertation looks at the impact of the sale and supply of intoxicating liquors to juveniles as a cause of juvenile delinquency. It will therefore evaluate the efficacy of the Liquor Licensing Act Chapter 167 of the Laws of Zambia. Taking intoxicating liquors by juveniles is a habit that has reached alarming levels in Zambia today. It is amazing how this once frowned upon practice has become fashionable these days. Usually juveniles who are involved in such acts waste their years of development and are unprepared to deal with life, and thus become irresponsible adults. This is so because once a juvenile starts doing such acts, they will usually not be able to exercise restraint of the amount of liquor to take and this leads him or her into all sorts of delinquent conduct that finally become to him or her a way of life. Alcohol, therefore may take away the intelligence of the mind and the energy of the body and indeed the correlation between alcohol and other vices such as teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, rape, violence and so on are worsened. A child therefore needs to be directed where such habits are concerned, as many get involved in such acts because of peers, television and sometimes, even parents do influence such acts. Therefore, the sale and supply of intoxicating liquors to juveniles is one social factor that may lead to juvenile delinquency.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Africana
Depositing User:	Geoffrey Obatsa
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2019 09:10
Last Modified:	05 Apr 2019 09:10
URI:	http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/9112

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