Naturally he had a dysfunctional background in some provincial burgh.

I came from a fairly dysfunctional background.

The facility also tries to work with inmates' families, but often these young people come from such dysfunctional backgrounds that it isn't possible.

He said many prisoners need their lives to be 'managed' after they are released as often they come from dysfunctional backgrounds.

Her associates in these criminal activities, who came from similarly dysfunctional backgrounds, provided her with a sense of belonging that she no longer found at home.