Field and Aim: Deviations in children and adolescents are a risk factor from the perspective that may lead to delinquent behavior. In this regard, the role of family as an institution that can both creat and prevent deviation in children and adolescents is important. Therefore, in this study, we deal with the issue of how the family plays a role in following the deviations of children and adolescent?
Method: This article is written in a descriptive _ analytical manner.
Findings: The most common deviations in children and adolescents are sexual perversions, violence and bullying, the tendency to smoke, drugs, psychotropic drugs and alcohol. The formation of deviations in children and adolescents is not the result of a specific factor, but a set of factors affect its formation in a chain. This factors are rooted in individual_psychological factors (including genetic and psychological and personality factors), micro_ factors (including the structure and function of the family and the influence of the peer group) and macrostructural factors (including socio_ economic factors, cultural factors and virtual and media factors).
Conclusions: The results of the study indicate that non criminal prevention in the form of criminal prevention against children and adolescents are not effective than preventing deviations in children and adolescents. In this regards, family _ oriented interventions in order to prevent deviations of children and adolescents as one of the types of growth_ oriented prevention include teaching life skills, increasing responsibility in children and raising awareness and empowering parents