The Importance Of Delinquency

Children are a blessing from God thus it is a vital role for every household and the community to shape the totality of these precious gifts. However, due to certain situations and factors, some children swerve from the standard norms and have conflict with the implemented laws. Delinquency is a behavior and is described as the involvement in illegal acts by youth. “Delinquent behavior is a diverse term that refers to children behavior that is not approved by the community” (Khajehnoori, 2010). There is a common understanding that behavior, including delinquency, is the consequence of a mixture of factors, some of which are internal factors such as biological and genetic factors and also external factors which includes environmental factors,

For example, in a longitudinal prospective study (n = 1318) (LONGSCAN), Kotch et al. identified prenatal neglecting as the most significant kind of abuse at early childhood and related it to the development of belligerent behavior (p < 0.01). This early exposure of violence in the family may involve having the children witnessing either violence or physical abuse. Not only that, McCord's (1979) research also found that household aggressiveness including severe punishments towards children influences the likelihood of delinquent behavior. Children, whom have irresponsible parents that engage in ridiculous discipline, are in conflict with each other or commit crimes exhibit early criminal behavior which, in turn, can be attributed to the maintenance of such behavior during their lifetime (Liu, 2004; Farrington, 1998). This is because according to the learning theories, the violent behaviors of parents are learned through modeling by the children and these behaviors are conditioned over time through reinforcement. Even if violence is not modeled at home, research suggests that the absence of effective social bonds among the parents and children, together with poor parenting skills leads the children to behaviors of