Single Parent Families May Have A Long Term Impact On Crime And Deviance

Parental Involvement

The significant difference between dual families and single parent families is the amount of parental involvement. Usually, single parents tend to offer their children less amount of responsibility especially is the surviving or existent parent is a dad. Based on existent studies, parental practices impact delinquency in the long term. Petts, (2009) carried a study where he based his results on NLSY79 and suggested that children who live with both parents are not likely to become delinquents and that supportive parenting is the reason behind the idea. The study proves what is already clear; parenting may have a long-term impact on crime and deviance, and also parenting practices may affect delinquency across different ages.

Gender and Delinquency

The sex of a child may influence the relationship between parenting practices and delinquency. Research has shown that variables that impact male delinquency are different from those that influence female delinquency. For example, a fact like whether a couple gets along is an important role for the male child while misbehavior of the female child is strongly predicted by variables that measure child-parent

For example, maternal relationships seem to be a crucial role in influencing crime and delinquency. In simple terms, if a mother does not play close attention to his children then a child may turn to crime. Parental interaction has also been a factor in impacting the behavior of a child whether male or female. Parental interaction influences the probability of adult criminal behavior. Petts, (2009) found out that children who are brought up in families where they are closely supervised are unlikely to turn into crime as adults. Therefore, monitoring adults at a young age is crucial to ensuring that they not only turn into crime as adolescents but also as adults. Other factors that can prevent delinquency are supervision, involvement, and