The research purpose was to describe the preventive efforts of parents in preventing juveniledelinquency. The research design was descriptive and the data was collected with a questionnaire. Thepopulation was 251 parents. The sample was 38 respondents taken by using quota sampling technique.The data collection was conducted in March-April 2015. The survey results revealed that the preventiveefforts of the parents in preventing juvenile delinquency by 84.2% (32 people) in a good category,13.2% (5 people) in a sufficient category and 2.6% (1 person) in a bad category. Preventive efforts inbad category were in a small percentage, but it would have a negative impact if not being handled.Based on the results of the research, it is expected that school provides socialization to the parentsabout the prevention of juvenile delinquency and make a good cooperation in preventing juveniledelinquency.Keywords: Preventive efforts
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