The purpose of this study was to investigate a juvenile delinquent' family perception by the Kinetic Family Drawing (KFD) tesl. The administering procedure of the KFD test was similar to that used by Burns(1982) and Layton(984).
The study involved a total of 102 violent crlmes and 111 property crimes.
The results are as follow:
First, in the style of family perception between violent crimes and property crimes, violent
crimes felt a particular instable of their home environment Second, in the acting component of their KFDs, property crimes were rigid in their perception and expression of family sense and figures. A property crimes perceive their parents as more active and comrnunicating but unnursing, compared to violent crimes Third. in the dynarnic component of their KFDs. A violent crimes perceived that their fathers were isolated from their family members. A property crimes perceive a bad image of their mothers.
Fourth, in the figure component of their KFDs, A vlolent crimes showed negative of their fathers and brother. A property crimes perceived their mothers as negative and rejective.
The above results revealed that the perceptÎon of violent crimes about family members was negative, compared to property crimes.
Their drawings suggested a relatively low level of mental development and regressive tendency
A violent crimes showed negative of their fathers and brothers, property crimes perceived
their mothers as negative and rejective.