Sadé L. Lindsay

Aug 9, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Laura DeMarco |Tom Leppard |Sadé L. Lindsay

Although familial relationships have long been theorized to impact delinquent behavior (Hirschi, 1969; Hirschi & Gottfredson, 1990), we know less about how adolescent delinquency and arrest change familial relationships. When studying family connections and criminal/delinquent behaviors, criminologists focus on how parental attachment reduces delinquency by establishing strong conventional norms, beliefs, and expectations for adolescents (Hirschi, 1969, 2004).