A social control explanation of the relationship between family structure and delinquent behaviour.(Canada)

Introduction

After a lengthy hiatus, criminologists have recently exhibited renewed interest in studying the influence of family factors upon delinquent behaviour (Cernkovich and Gioradano 1987) individual of the most enduring theories which attempts to explain on what account some young people become delinquent focuses upon the role of family constitution This theory suggests that children who are raised in residences where one or both of their biological parents are missing are significantly more likely to become involved in delinquency than children who are raised in families where the two biological parents ...