AbstractThis study investigates the impact of the media on juvenile delinquency in the care of
Abu Dhabi and Fujairah - United Arab Emirates. It studies the behaviours of adolescents
in watching the media and its influence on them. It also measures the readiness of
the delinquents to accept the awareness of media as a means of adjustment and a
proactive means to prevent delinquency. In order to answer the research questions and
measure the results, a quantitative approach was used for this study through a survey. The study
sample constitutes of delinquent juveniles, as well as middle and high school students as a control
sample (sample of normal adolescents) as a means to analyse the responses. The
questionnaire was distributed to 46 delinquent juveniles (39 males and 7 females) cared for by
Abu Dhabi and Fujairah care homes. It was also distribut.....