Despite extensive research into juvenile justice interventions, there is a limited focus on family engagement, including parent–child experiences in these various programs. Even less research explores how families, specifically youth and parents, are affected by diversion from the traditional juvenile justice system. The current study fills this gap by drawing from in-depth interviews with 19 parents and 19 youths participating in a juvenile pretrial diversion program in Southern California. This research highlights how a diversion program can influence how families understand the justice system and law-related behaviors. The themes discussed include how diversion programs shape parent–child bonds, how parents navigate negative indictments of youth and themselves for participating in diversion, and the influence of external challenges and social forces shaping youth and parent experiences. Findings support the theoretical contributions from social bond and labeling theory. Implications and future research will also be discussed.

尽管对少年司法干预措施进行了广泛的研究，但对家庭参与的关注有限，包括在这些不同计划中的亲子经历。甚至更少的研究探索家庭，特别是青年和父母如何受到传统少年司法制度转移的影响。当前的研究通过对参加南加州青少年审前改道计划的19位父母和19位青年进行了深入访谈，填补了这一空白。这项研究强调了转移程序如何影响家庭对司法系统和法律相关行为的理解。讨论的主题包括：转移计划如何塑造父母与孩子之间的纽带，父母如何应对青少年及其本人参与转移的负面指控，以及外部挑战和社会力量对青年和父母经历的影响。研究结果支持了社会纽带和标签理论的理论贡献。含义和未来的研究也将被讨论。