As you have learned in this chapter, the family, and specifically the parents, can play a significant role in their child’s likelihood of engaging in delinquency or crime. What are three actions or behaviors that parents can do to reduce juvenile delinquency and crime? Second, what are three actions or behaviors that parents can do that would increase juvenile delinquency and crime? Finally, if a parent is found to have acted in a manner that contributed to their child’s delinquency, should they also be held responsible when their child is charged with a crime? Why or why not?

As you have learned in this chapter, the family, and specifically the parents, can play a significant role in their child’s likelihood of engaging in delinquency or crime. What are three actions or behaviors that parents can do to reduce juvenile delinquency and crime? Second, what are three actions or behaviors that parents can do that would increase juvenile delinquency and crime? Finally, if a parent is found to have acted in a manner that contributed to their child’s delinquency, should they also be held responsible when their child is charged with a crime? Why or why not?
Read and respond to three classmate’s posts and include a substantive (at least 100 words) post to each that furthers the discussion. Follow-up posts can further a discussion by asking a question(s), making additional points, or respectfully disagreeing.

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