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Family Dynamics and the Sociological Foundations of Crime

Aile Dinamikleri ve Suçun Sosyolojik Temelleri

Abdullah Çelik(POLİS AKADEMİSİ)0000-0002-3912-3724
Niyazi Umut Akıncıoğlu(POLİS AKADEMİSİ)0000-0002-4605-6195
Mehmet Demirbaş(POLİS AKADEMİSİ)0000-0002-9760-1130
Pages
258–277
Publication Date
2026-03-04
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Findings reveal that the family can serve both as a generator of risk and as a preventive institution.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article examines the role of family structure and functions in the emergence of criminal behavior from criminological and sociological perspectives.
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Key Findings & Data:The study discusses how factors such as fragmented families, parental loss, domestic violence, neglect, and abuse increase the likelihood of delinquency among children and adolescents.
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This article examines the role of family structure and functions in the emergence of criminal behavior from criminological and sociological perspectives. Within the frameworks of social control, learning, labeling, and strain theories, the family is analyzed as both a source of risk and a protective factor. The study discusses how factors such as fragmented families, parental loss, domestic violence, neglect, and abuse increase the likelihood of delinquency among children and adolescents. It also emphasizes how socioeconomic disadvantages including poverty, unemployment, and migration undermine family functioning and reinforce crime-related processes. Mechanisms of intergenerational transmission of crime are evaluated, highlighting the lasting impact of parental criminal history on children. Findings reveal that the family can serve both as a generator of risk and as a preventive institution. The article argues that strengthening families through parenting education, holistic support, and early intervention programs should be central to crime prevention and public security policies.

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Bu makale, aile yapısı ve işlevlerinin suç davranışının oluşumundaki rolünü kriminolojik ve sosyolojik perspektiflerden incelemektedir. Aile; sosyal kontrol, öğrenme, damgalanma ve gerilim teorileri çerçevesinde suçun hem kaynağı hem de önleyici unsuru olarak ele alınmıştır. Çalışmada, parçalanmış aileler, ebeveyn kaybı, aile içi şiddet, ihmal ve istismar gibi faktörlerin çocuk ve gençlerde suç riskini nasıl artırdığı tartışılmıştır. Ayrıca, yoksulluk, işsizlik ve göç gibi sosyoekonomik dezavantajların aile işlevselliğini zayıflatarak suçla ilişkili süreçleri güçlendirdiği vurgulanmıştır. Kuşaklararası suç aktarımı mekanizmaları da değerlendirilmiş, ebeveynin suç geçmişinin çocuk üzerindeki kalıcı etkileri gösterilmiştir. Bulgular, ailenin hem risk üretici hem de koruyucu bir kurum olabileceğini ortaya koymaktadır. Makale, suçun önlenmesinde aileyi güçlendirmeye yönelik eğitim, destek ve erken müdahale programlarının, toplumsal güvenlik politikalarının merkezine alınması gerektiğini savunmaktadır.

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Çelik, A., Akıncıoğlu, N. U., Demirbaş, M. (2026). Family Dynamics and the Sociological Foundations of Crime. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: Aile Özel Sayısı Özel Sayı, 258–277. https://doi.org/10.31592/aeusbed.1790678

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