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family and delinquency  

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  • Families are generally considered to be the primary agent of socialization. The impact of family on delinquency (defined here as a juvenile's violation of the penal code) has been theorized about and investigated for decades, across academic disciplines, and in diverse samples. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Family and Delinquency]

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