This paper deals with the topic of juvenile delinquency and the influence of the family as a risk factor for its occurrence. The aim of this paper was to explain the concept of delinquency and break it down from other terms related to it, and to gain an insight into the peculiarities of delinquency among children and young people with regard to family risk factors. First of all, the paper explains the terminology and theoretical basis of delinquency, and then discusses the subjective and objective factors on the part of the family that can lead to delinquency and finally, describes the role of prevention. Subjective factors include parent-child relationships, relationships between parents, abuse and neglect of children in the family, parenting styles and parental control of the child, while objective factors refer to the socioeconomic status of the family, its structure and sociopathological phenomena. All the references collected for the writing of this paper and the studies conducted on this topic clearly indicate that the family really has a great influence on the child's behavior and that various aspects of its (dys)function can lead to juvenile delinquency. Some of the aspects are easier to change with the help of experts, while some are difficult to change and lead to a vicious circle of delinquent families. However, in order to influence the reduction of delinquency among children and young people, it is important that the profession implements preventive programs with all families from the youngest age of the child and that it advocates greater dedication to this issue among the general public.