The prediction of juvenile delinquency based on self-control and parenting and providing preventive strategies

The aim of current study is prediction of delinquency by parental coercion and self-control in client of correction centers. Design of this study was retrospective descriptive-correlational, and a number of 258 clients chosen by convenience sampling method. The collected by using Alabama Parenting Questionnaire-child form (APQ), Tangney self-control scale (SCS), and crime violence inventory (CVS). Data analyzed by multiple regression with SPSS-22 software. Results showed that across parental coercion components not positive parenting, corporal punishment and father not involvement positively predicts delinquency but inconsistency in the use of discipline and the lack of supervision and monitoring cant significantly predict delinquency. On the other hand, self-control negatively predicts delinquency. Current study showed that parental coercion and self-control have relationship with delinquency; these results can be used by criminal psychologist, criminologists and other relevant specialists, and can have role in crime prevention.