NCJ Number
107093
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 27 Issue: 3 Dated: (Summer 1987) Pages: 275-301
Date Published
1987
Length
27 pages
Annotation
A followup study was conducted of 120 families whose 10-11 year old sons were the focus of an investigation of parenting methods (Wilson, 1980, 1982) to examine the role of parental supervision in the etiology of juvenile delinquency.
Abstract
Followup data included information on both official and self-reported delinquency and delinquency among siblings. Results indicate a significant rise in delinquency rates in the intervening years among both innercity and suburban youth. Factors most strongly associated with delinquency in both the initial and followup studies included economic deprivation (e.g., low family income, poor housing, low social class), parental criminality and sibling delinquency, poor parental supervision and childbearing behaviors, and poor academic performance (as evidenced by poor vocabulary, low IQ, and truancy). Of these factors, poor parental supervision and parenting were most important in facilitating official delinquency. 8 notes, 16 tables, and 27 references.