a house containing a family that is set apart due to tensions and certain problems. ex: a kid's parents constantly fight and he/she feels lonely, depressed, angry. that is a product of a broken home, who may usually get away from the problems by doing bad things (drugs,drink,etc...). broken home can range from a project in NY, a suburb, or ironically, a 5-story mansion

A home in which one or both parents is absent due to divorce or separation; children in such an environment may be prone to antisocial behavior.

Source: Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law, 12th Edition by Authors Siegel & Welsh
978-1-285-45840-3