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This study has been undertaken to investigate the impact of different parenting styles, namely authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful and permissive, influence the occurrence of juvenile delinquency. A purposive sampling method was used to select the sample population of 200 adolescents aged 12-18 from various regions of India. The objectives of the study were to investigate the impact of different parenting styles on the delinquency of participants in India and compare the delinquency levelsof participants among the three parenting styles. Quantitative findings revealed a significant relationship between parenting styles and juvenile delinquency. Participants with permissive parenting styles had a higher mean delinquency score (4.2) compared to participants with authoritative parenting styles (2.6). Participants with authoritarian parenting styles had a highermean delinquency score (3.5) compared to participants with permissive parenting styles (4.2).Participants with authoritarian parenting styles had a higher mean delinquency score (3.5) compared to participants with authoritative parenting styles (2.6). The findings of the research emphasise the significance of encouraging authoritative parenting techniques as a delinquency prevention strategy. Parents can successfully lower the likelihood that their children will engage in delinquent behaviour by providing an environment that is friendly, consistent, and open to conversation.