Broken family is the most important cause of juvenile delinquency. In fact, the break-up of the parents' relation really affects children's psychology and behavior especially in their early infancy. It is true that suffering separation in the family is a difficult experience for any young children. In addition, living with a single parent also means that children are not taken care of as fully and quickly as other children. This can result in not only emotional but also physical stress which, in turn, increases the risk of a parent-child relationship that is emotionally distant. A series of negative effects of this may follow such as children’s disappointment, disorientation, stubbornness and criminal delinquency.
Another cause of teenage deviants is domestic violence. There is a true factor that conflicts between parents cause a hurtful feeling of children. The more frequent and intense conflicts are, the more children are hurt emotionally. Because of this, they become withdrawn and depressed. Gradually, they develop mental disorder, hostility and aggression towards others outside the family. All these things are against good behavior and action. That is when criminal delinquency starts.
Lack of parental discipline and supervision also results in teenage criminals. Since they are young and inexperienced, children who are rejected and not supervised are not able to identify what is good or bad for them and quite unaware of the pitfalls they might face. Corporal punishment such as spanking and caning works sometimes. However, it cannot substitute parental moral guidance and loving