Fawole, Olufemi AdeniyiAwoniyi, D.O.2019-10-312019-10-3120111117-9481http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3283This paper reports on empirical investigation on the issue of parents as risk factor in delinquency. It adopts survey to collect data using questionnaire from subjects which comprised of 80 students drawn from secondary school in llorin, Kwara State. Findings from the study shows that there is, no significant difference between family size and delinquent behavior, there is, a significant difference between relationship with mother and delinquent behavior and there is significant difference between relationship with mother and delinquence behavior.enParentsdelinquencyRisk factorchildrenfamilyArticle