Effect of family factors on juvenile delinquency

Family transitions and juvenile delinquency.

There is a large body of research that shows children from non-intact homes show higher rates of juvenile delinquency than children from intact homes, partially due to weaker parental control and supervision in non-intact homes. What has not been adequately addressed in the research is the influence of changes in family structure among individual adolescents over time on delinquent offending. U...

Family Environment and Juvenile Delinquency

As the child spends most of the time in the family his early life experiences in that family lay the ground work for the type of future behaviour and the development of attitudes values and a life style. He may turn into a delinquent or a good citizen of a nation. So the aim of the present article is to focus on the family factors associated with juvenile delinquency.

Factors Contributing to Juvenile Delinquency

Family Relationships, Juvenile Delinquency, and Adult Criminality*

Home observations during childhood and criminal records 30 years later are used to address questions of relative impact among features of child rearing influencing male criminal outcomes. The results suggest two mechanisms: Maternal behavior appears to influence juvenile delinquency and, through those eflects, adult criminali@. Paternal interaction with the family, however, appears to have a mo...

REVIEW Social Factors Leading to juvenile Delinquency

According to the White Paper on Crime 1994 published by the Ministry of Justice in Japan, the delinquent rate in Japan was highest when juveniles were approximately 14 to 16 years old, and declined as they grew older. The analysis of juvenile offenders in Japan showed that 70% of them had two living parents, with 90% of them from families which were financially stable or affluent. The breakdown...