In this research paper, the researcher used a qualitative approach which is data collection in
the juvenile delinquency topic, and differential association theory which is the
most prominent form of social learning theory. The researcher hypothesized that
there is a linkage between having deviant parents and becoming a criminal as
well as having deviant friends and becoming a criminal. In this paper, the
researcher found that the effect of deviant peer groups and deviant parent during
adolescence is quite similar. Both peer groups and parents have an important
position in the teenager’s life; the researcher also found that slum
neighborhoods, fragile personality, and poverty play critical roles in
delinquency.
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