Family of origin and 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.

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...

Family Background and Environment, Psychological Distress, and Juvenile Delinquency

The relationship between youth offending and family background is still unclear in the literature. This study explored the role of family factors and psychological distress in relation to delinquency and youth offending to try and explicate the relative importance of family structure, family relations, and psychological distress. The study used the Brief Symptom Inventory, the Family Environmen...

[Juvenile delinquency].