In today society, youth crime has become an increasing social problem. In 2016, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. made an estimated 856,130 arrests of persons under age 18. There are several reasons that contributes such as child poverty, failure of the educational system and foster care system and drug and alcohol abuse. These arrest and problems all start with the structure of the family. Children living in traditional family households in the United States has decrease through the years. Family plays a huge role in the development of the youth to adulthood. A family household have protective and risk factors which contributes to the path where youth in life. Some examples of risk factors in a family environment are parental substance
