Abstract: Studied the connection between actual cases of criminality and criminals' own experiences with their parents and why certain influences are significant. Factors described by interviewees included violence at home, neglect, and turning to peer groups for support. Consequences included the inability to develop normal social relationships. (Author/SD)

Title: The Relationship between Criminality and Home Background.
Author: Cullingford, Cedric; Morrison, Jenny
Journal Citation: Children & Society, v11 n3 p157-72 Sep 1997
ISSN: 0951-0605
Publication Year: 1997
Document Type: Journal Article (080); Research Report (143)
Target Audience: Practitioners and Teachers
ERIC Identifier: EJ554360
Clearinghouse Identifier: PS527162
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Descriptors: Behavior Problems; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; * Child Rearing; Child Welfare; Childhood Needs; * Crime; Criminals; Delinquency; * Delinquency Causes; Delinquency Prevention; * Family Environment; * Family Influence; * Family Role; Family Violence; Foreign Countries; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Influence; Parent Role; Violence; Young Adults; Youth Problems

Identifiers: *Crime Causation; Great Britain