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NCJ Number: 155928 Find in a Library
Title: Crime and the Family: Improving Child-Rearing and Preventing Delinquency
Author(s): D Utting; J Bright; C Henricson
Date Published: 1993
Annotation: The question of how best to discipline children and the connection between delinquency and the family are examined in relation to juvenile crime prevention.
Abstract: Juvenile delinquency studies in Great Britain indicate that the roots of delinquency primarily lie within the family. Children whose families suffer financial and environmental poverty are clearly at greater risk than children whose parents have the income to provide them with a comfortable home. Yet, social deprivation alone does not explain juvenile delinquency; factors within the caregiving environment can modify the influence of poverty and disadvantage. Specifically, adequate parental supervision and other appropriate parenting techniques can protect against juvenile criminality. Myths and realities of "delinquent families" are discussed, as well as the scope of crime prevention initiatives based on family support and ways that families, schools, and communities can work together to reduce the risk of juvenile delinquency. Relevant legislation in Great Britain is reviewed, including the Children Act of 1989 and the Criminal Justice Act of 1991, and policy options and recommendations are offered to prevent juvenile delinquency. References, footnotes, tables, and figures
Main Term(s): Foreign juvenile delinquency
Index Term(s): Crime in foreign countries; Criminology; Discipline; Family support; Foreign police; Great Britain/United Kingdom; Juvenile delinquency factors; Juvenile delinquency prevention; Parent education; Parent-Child Relations; Parental influence
Publication Number: ISBN 0-907051-65-0
Sponsoring Agency: Crime Concern
Swindon, SN5 7UN
Family Policy Studies Centre
London, NW1 6XE, England
National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO)
London, SW9 0PU
Corporate Author: National Assoc for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NACRO)
United Kingdom

Crime Concern
United Kingdom
Sale Source: Family Policy Studies Centre
231 Bakers Street
London, NW1 6XE,
United Kingdom
Page Count: 85
Type: Issue Overview
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Note: Family Policy Studies Centre Occasional Paper 16
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