Role Of Family And Parenting In Juvenile Delinquency

Saloni Verma, LL.M., Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow, U.P. (India)

ABSTRACT

Children require skilled hands to shape them into valuable diamonds since they are the unpolished gems of human society. Just as a gardener ropes the plants into the soil, parents are the ones who sow the seeds of virtue in their children. A child's heart is like an empty slate because, once imprints are made, they won't be removed and serve as the best basis for a child's character development. Children should be raised by their parents with love, care, affection, and appropriate direction. A youngster who experiences neglect or punishment as a young child will undoubtedly grow up to be a delinquent. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the connection between several family-related variables and criminal activity. The research also looked into the possibility that a few elements could serve as catalysts for "juvenile delinquency." The research that the family has a significant influence on the character of a kid's growth, even though there are additional variables that also affects a child's growth in character. The idea behind the research was rigorously analyzed in this paper by going over the ideas of family and juvenile delinquency. The study placed the same importance on non-family factors that affect juvenile delinquency rates even though it focused on the family components that influence delinquency. The research discovered that a number of significant family-associated variables had an effect on juvenile criminality. These pertain to abusive behavior, neglectful parenting, family cohesiveness, and parental views. Juvenile delinquency is also influenced by non-family variables, such as drug misuse, destitution, insufficient access to school, the juvenile justice system's shortcomings, and inherited disorders.

Keywords: Antisocial Behavior, Bad Parenting, Child Development, Family, Family Influence, Juvenile Delinquency, Parents, Support