Punishing parents for the crimes of their children

Arthur, Raymond (2005) Punishing parents for the crimes of their children. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 44 (3). pp. 233-253. ISSN 0265-5527

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Abstract

In recent years there has been a profusion of laws that punish parents for their children’s offences. These parental responsibility laws are based on the assumption that parents of children who offend have not accepted their responsibility and that they can be made to do so by the imposition of court orders and financial penalties. In this paper I will examine the efficacy of punishing parents for the crimes of their children. I will consider whether parental responsibility laws are an effective means of tackling youth crime; or should policies that strengthen the family and improve parenting skills be pursued as strategies for preventing juvenile offending behaviour.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L400 Social Policy M200 Law by Topic
Department:	Faculties > Business and Law > Northumbria Law School
Related URLs:	Organisation
Depositing User:	Professor Raymond Arthur
Date Deposited:	09 Sep 2013 09:24
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:32
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/13463

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