At the End of Their Rope

Meldrum, Ryan C.; Encalada, Teresa M.; Connolly, George M.

doi:10.1177/1541204016635258

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“…Research has found that parental self-control affects juvenile crime rates [13]. Self-control refers to the ability to control one's emotions.…”

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…People with low self-control tend to be more impulsive, which is more likely to lead to crime. Meldrum et al conducted a questionnaire survey on juvenile parents processed by a juvenile justice evaluation agency in the southeast United States and concluded that the worse the self-control ability of the parents, the more serious the juvenile delinquency, which means the more irritable the parents are [13]. Parents with low self-control may not adopt proper parenting practices and are more likely to abuse their children, so their children are more likely to commit crimes.…”

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, the study found that parents of juvenile offenders showed more anger. This is because they will spend a lot of time and money to solve their children's problems, which greatly affects their normal life [13]. More anger will lead to the parents' bad attitude towards the child, which may again cause the child's rebellious mentality and lead to crime.…”

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Influence of Family Factors on Juvenile Delinquency

Sun

Wang

2023

LNEP

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Juvenile delinquency is a quite serious social issue, and family is one of the important factors which can affect juvenile delinquency. This study mainly explored how can family factors influence crimes that are committed by teenagers, and the content will mainly be divided into five parts. Firstly, the effect of the social-economic status of a family will be illustrated. It shows that delinquent behaviors are more likely to show in teenagers with poor socioeconomic positions. Also, the geographical location that teenagers live is able to affect the probability of juvenile delinquency. In addition, youngsters living in non intact families are more likely to show criminal behavior than others living in intact and traditional families. The factors of the parents themselves are also considered in this study. In terms of parental self-control, parents who have a low ability in controlling their emotions (showing more irritable emotions) are more likely to lead a passion for a crime for their children. In addition, parental imprisonment is likely to cause psychological stress for the child and affects boys theft rates. In terms of parenting styles, children who grow up under laissez-faire parenting, lack of supervision, and love from their parents are more probable to become criminals later.

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“…Research has found that parental self-control affects juvenile crime rates [13]. Self-control refers to the ability to control one's emotions.…”

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Parental Self-controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Influence of Family Factors on Juvenile Delinquency

Sun

Wang

2023

LNEP

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Weak parental supervision and lack of child remorse as predictors of proximal crime continuity in early-to-mid adolescent delinquents

Walters

2021

JCP

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether core constructs from the control (impulsivity resulting from poor parental discipline leads to crime) and moral (weak moral values lead to crime) models of criminal lifestyle development were capable of predicting crime continuance in early-to-mid adolescent youth. Design/methodology/approach Weak parental supervision and lack of remorse for antisocial conduct on the part of the child were correlated with subsequent delinquency in 1,850 (1,685 males, 165 females) early-to-mid adolescent delinquents. Analyses were based exclusively on data extracted from New York City probation, family court and police files. Findings Results from a negative binomial regression analysis revealed that both weak parental supervision and lack of remorse for antisocial conduct predicted subsequent delinquency over a period of six months, net the effects of age, sex, ethnicity, prior delinquency, sibling delinquency, negative peer associations, substance use and a felony charge. Research limitations/implications These findings provide preliminary support for the control (low parental supervision) and moral (lack of remorse) models of criminal lifestyle development. Practical implications Weak parental supervision and failure to express remorse for antisocial actions increased risk of future delinquency by 19% and 29%, respectively. Teaching parents to be more effective disciplinarians and encouraging the development of moral values in youthful offenders may be of value in promoting desistance to crime in early juvenile offenders. Originality/value The importance of these results is that they reinforce prior findings obtained using self-report measures with data collected from official records.

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At the End of Their Rope

Cited by 2 publications

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The Influence of Family Factors on Juvenile Delinquency

The Influence of Family Factors on Juvenile Delinquency

Weak parental supervision and lack of child remorse as predictors of proximal crime continuity in early-to-mid adolescent delinquents

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