. SINS OF THEIR CHILDREN: PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY GILBERT GEIS* ARNOLD BINDER" It was not by mere chance that the United States near the turn of the last century became the first country in the world to establish a separate court for the handling of behaviors that came to be called juvenile delinquency.
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The parent knows about a minor child’s dangerous or irresponsible tendencies.
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Although assignment of responsibility to parents varies depending upon the youth’s age, we know little about the role of other factors.
Interviews of 147 juveniles in postadjudication residential facilities revealed that the juveniles generally did not believe their parents were responsible for the illegal activities of the juvenile.
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The parental monitoring and involvement reported by the juveniles reflects a possible relationship between the juveniles’ views on their parents’ involvement and their parents’ responsibility.
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Research suggests that peer substance abuse and bad parenting styles are some of the major risk factors for juvenile delinquency.
Views on parental responsibility were influenced by the age of the juvenile and the seriousness of the offense.
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Punishing parents on the generalized and unproven assumption that they bear actual, causal responsibility for juvenile delinquency results in an unconstitutional.
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The current study used randomized factorial vignettes to examine whether the seriousness of the offense, peer.
SINS OF THEIR CHILDREN: PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY GILBERT GEIS* ARNOLD BINDER" It was not by mere chance that the United States near the turn of the last century became the first country in the world to establish a separate court for the handling of behaviors that came to be called juvenile delinquency.