Self-reported juvenile delinquency and family factors
The aim of this research was to identify the family factors that are likely to explain persistent delinquency. Two-hundred-and-forty-one teenagers, 168 boys and 73 girls, from 13 to 17 years old, were interviewed. Our results indicate that : 1- The persistent delinquent of our sample come from more handicapped families that the transitory delinquents. 2- The parents of the persistent delinquents use less adapted rearing parenting practices than the parents of the transitory delinquents. 3- The persistent delinquents have worse bonds with their parents than the transitory delinquents.