However, the state can deny a parent full access to their child(ren) if it realizes that that parent is not at the height of the task of being responsible for one's child(ren). Additionally, the state may hold the parent responsible for bequeathing the delinquency to the child or children. JOHN BOWLBY'S ATTACHMENT THEORY “MATERNAL DEPRIVATION THEORY” John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist. Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory had a great impact on his attachment theory. The origin of John Bowlby's theory began after he graduated from Cambridge University in 1928. He was doing community service work in a school and looking after two children involved in a series of offenses and who, in reality, did not benefit from any maternal care. gave rise to what he called developmental psychology (Ref: PDF; The Origins of Attachment Theory; Bretherton Inge). John Bowlby believes that a child must be attached to someone and that this person must be the mother. He found that if there is a bridge between mother and child, he is likely to be involved in criminal activities (Mcleod, SA 2007. Bowlby's Attachment Theory). He stressed that the causes of juvenile delinquency