Are children who are raised in single-parent families more likely to engage in delinquent behavior throughout their youth?If so, why? What other factors besides family background should be considered in assessing causes of delinquency?, Are children from two-parent families less likely to engage in delinquent behavior than children from single-parent families?If so, why? If one of a child’s parents has a criminal background, how likely is a child to model this behavior?

ALL students enrolled in this section will be required to write a term paper in which you may pick a delinquent act and explain it in terms of any three theories learned in the course. The papers should be FOUR-FIVE double spaced, typed pages. Use Times New Roman Font-size 12. The book used for this course is Juvenile Justice: A Guide to Theory, Policy, and Practice 7th Edition, 2010