However the state can deny the parent total access to their child or children if it realizes that such parent is not up to the task of being responsible for their child(ren). Additionally, the state may hold the parent responsible for bequeathing delinquency to the child or children. JOHN BOWLBY'S ATTACK THEORY “MATERNAL DEPRIVATION THEORY” John Bowlby was a psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist. Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis had a great impact on his theory of attachment. The origin of John Bowlby's theory dates back to after his graduation from Cambridge University in 1928. He was involved in community service work at a school and his involvement with two children involved in a series of crimes and in reality not has no 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 should be attached to someone and that person should be the mother. He found that if there is a bridge between the mother and the child there is a risk of being involved in criminal activity (Mcleod, S.A. 2007. Bowlby's Attack Theory). He underlined the causes of juvenile delinquency