PEER INFLUENCE Peer influence can lead to vandalism. Young people are more easily affected by imitating their peers. Peer influence is shaping the attitudes, values and behaviors teenagers, especially teenage drop outs and family problems. Typically, young adults teenagers vandalize a group, they do not have goals and ideas emerge when assembled, including scribbling and damaging public property. PARENTS AND FAMILY   The parents were driving to the nature of vandalism among youth.