But what about premarital sex Do religious institutions in Trinidad and Tobago condemn the use of drugs more than premarital sex Johnson et al (2001) insists that religiosity plays a key role in deciding whether or not to engage in sexual behaviours. They claim that religious adolescents tend to have fewer sexual experiences than nonreligious adolescents. Given the detrimental consequences of sexual behaviour the social work profession needs to develop abetter understanding of religious traditions to address adolescent sexual behaviours. The juvenile population must be sensitized of the religious principles regarding premarital sex as well as its implications. It should also be noted that religious variables are not the only variables that determine the level of delinquency. It is acknowledged that there are many variables that social scientists have underscored as impacting on delinquency however these variables were not given central importance in this study. [3] Participants who score highly on the forgiveness scale will also score highly on the religiosity scale enough to state that there is a strong positive relationship. This hypothesis was supported in the study. As stated earlier, Rye et al (2000) argues that forgiveness is the one value that seems to be encouraged by many world religions and one would expect to find that highly religious individuals, including adolescents, hold firm to the value of forgiveness. Forgiveness was strongly correlated with the total religiosity scale. Traditionally, people may have refrained from expressing forgiveness for fear of feeling less in control, but researchers are have discovered that a greater sense of control and power can be brought about by forgiveness. Therefore, by promoting more religious influence, one will also tend to promote more forgiving behaviors. [4] There is an inverse relationship between the measures of spirituality and the level of delinquency of
