DELINQUENCY

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N., Pam M.S.
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Any behaviour that violates social rules and conventions. See juvenile delinquency.

DELINQUENCY: "Delinquency is often used for the misbehaviour of children and adolescents."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. SOCIAL CONVENTIONS
  2. SOCIAL MORES
  3. ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR
  4. LOCURA
  5. MORALITY OF COOPERATION
  6. SOCIALIZED DELINQUENCY
  7. SOCIAL NORMS
  8. SOCIOLINGUISTICS
  9. ANTISOCIAL
  10. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "DELINQUENCY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/delinquency/ (accessed May 30, 2020).
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