Parental Responsibility: A Boon For Eradicating Juvenile Crimes Emphasizing Legal And Psychological Dimensions
- IJLLR Journal
- Sep 24
- 1 min read
Shambhavi Pandey, Assistant Professor, United University, Prayagraj
ABSTRACT
In the current progressive era, juvenile crime is emerging as a significant social concern, raising questions about the role of parents and their responsibilities in preventing and addressing delinquent behavior. This paper explores the legal and psychological dimensions of parental responsibility in juvenile crime, examining laws that hold parents accountable for children’s differential behaviors’ and psychological theories that explain the influence of parenting styles on juvenile delinquency. The study analyzes legal frameworks across different jurisdictions, including parental liability laws and child protection policies. The paper also covers certain psychological perspectives, such as theory of attachment, social learning theory and the impact of parental neglect and abuse involving certain legal measures that play an important role in providing effective prevention and rehabilitation for children when they get derailed from their ascertained disciplined and justified lifestyle. The paper suggests how strengthening parental involvement in the child’s daily behaviour and activities improves his/her socio-economic conditions and implementation of legal and psychological supportive mechanisms reduces the tendency of juvenile delinquency. The research paper explains the need for an enhanced balanced approach that integrates legal accountability with socio-psychological support system that results in fostering positive youth development explaining currently active theories and legal mechanisms.
Keywords: Delinquent behavior, Parental responsibility, Psychological factors, Socio-psychological Balance, Positive youth development
