Abstract

In today’s world there is a significant rise in crimes by adolescents. The statistics released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) revealed that 1,186 instances of horrifying crimes, including homicide and assaults, involving adolescents were accounted for in the state in 2016, against 1,098 and 1,041 cases in 2015 and 2014, respectively. There can be many reasons which incite a child to become delinquent and make him vulnerable towards this behaviour. The minimal amount of communication between parents and the child, birth order of the child and structure of the family may be some of the reasons which have an impact on child to engage in delinquent conduct. Researchers have discovered that parents directly impact their children’s conduct through the child rearing strategies used. Parental support is the leading influence on encouraging behaviour change of an adolescent.  Juvenile delinquency has for quite some time been related with birth order of the child. Moreover, many researchers have proposed that family structure does in reality both negatively and positively impact adolescent conduct. Considering the powerful role of these factors, this paper attempts to review the effect of parenting style, birth order and family structure on juvenile delinquency. This research in turn will help in planning intervention strategies which can help in preventing juvenile delinquency.