PSY311H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: John Bowlby, Intentionality, Legal Liability
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On saturday morning mom called the police when her 15 year old son took off without permission. Mom and son have been through this before on several occasions. She has not been bery successful in disciplining her son and is asking for help. Legal system may get involved when children misbehave even if this does not constitute an actual crime. Parents want child to be home on time but child never shows up. Arrangement with the police can be set up so that the police will escort child back to his home and will watch the front if child sneaks out again. The police can also bring the child into a jail cell to see how it feels. The son may not learn his lesson because he may feel like the parent has betrayed him. Child may put blame on parents for putting him through a terrible experience with the police.
