Violence among delinquents by family intactness and size

Clarifying the relationship between the broken home and juvenile delinquency: A critique of the current literature

“…One possibility is that the nonintact home is unrelated to delinquency for either sex. This is the conclusion reached by Andrew (1978) and Hundleby and Mercer (1987), although the former study was limited to violent behavior, whereas the latter study was confined to alcohol and marijuana use. Finally, it is plausible that the nonintact home is equally related to delinquency for both sexes.…”

“…For example, Andrew (1978) and Van Voorhis et al (1988) concluded that the broken home is unrelated to violent behavior; Berger and Simon (1974) suggested essentially the same thing. Austin (1978), Kandel et al (1986), and Rankin (1983), however, argued for a conditional relationship, whereas Canter (1982) reported that crimes against the person were negatively associated with family intactness.…”

Correlates of Externalizing Behavior Symptoms Among Youth Within Two Impoverished, Urban Communities

“…Such factors include low parent social support (Gross et al, 1999; Andresen & Telleen, 1992), low parent education (Benzies, Keown, & Magill-Evans, 2009; Tamis-LaMonda, Briggs, McClowry, & Snow, 2009), single parent status (Dodge, Pettit, & Bates, 1994; Guerra, Huessmann, Tolan, van Acker, & Eron, 1995; McLanahan, 1997; Simons & Johnson, 1996), and large family size (Andrew, 1976; Brownfield & Sorenson, 1994; Campbell et al, 1996; Eapen, Jakka, & Abou-Saleh, 2003; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2007). Finally, poverty is a strong correlate of child welfare placement in urban areas (Barth, Wildfire, & Green, 2006).…”

Female‐headed Families: Effects on Children and Clinical Implications*

“…In high socioeconomic female-headed families, verbal skills were higher. Since the number of female-headed families with a college-educated mother doubled between 1978 (Glick, 19791, how children fare in these families will be an important area for future study JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Juvenile delinquency is not associated with female-headed families (Austin, 1978;Hennessy, Richard & Berk 1978;Wilkinson, 19741, but it is associated with poverty (Chilton & Markle, 1972). The highest level of violence among male juvenile delinquents is found among males from large two-parent families and not from female-headed families (Andrew, 1978).…”