Abstract: The rising cases of juvenile delinquency have led to serious reactions to many who are concerned about the reasons for anti-social behaviours by juvenile. Thus, the study examined home environment and juvenile delinquency in Nigeria, with emphasis on Port Harcourt remand home and the borstal institute, Ilorin, Kware State. The study was guided by three research questions. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The population of study constitutes 268 inmates. Again, 100 inmates were used as sample size. The census sampling technique and random sampling technique were adopted to give inmates equal opportunities for selection. Questionnaire instrument was used for the study. The mean and standard deviation was used as method of data analysis. The findings revealed that the home environment is a major contributor to children’s involvement in anti-social and delinquent behaviours. The study shows that involvement in juvenile delinquency is attributed to the socio-economic conditions of the family. Hence, the study concludes and recommended that family should endeavour to create the right atmosphere for children to grow properly in the society and the need for family based preventive and treatment measure be adopted to reduce the incidence of juvenile delinquent.