PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Child Abuse, Variety Store, Family Therapy
14 Mar 2013
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How serious a concern is it: pretty serious most common crimes, usually not as violent, most crimes occur at age of 18. While adult robberies and aggravated assaults present similar temporal patterns, the juvenile patterns differ. 21% of 16 year olds who had been arrested were first arrested by age 12. 54% of males and 73% of females who entered the juvenile justice system never returned on a new referral. Youth commit crime at a relatively high frequency however majority of young offences are not violent. No provision for developmental stage when it came to charging, sentencing or incarceration. Children were learning from the other criminals. Applied to individuals between 7 and 16 years. Separate court designed from delinquents, which were more informal than adult courts (parents encouraged to take part) Juveniles committing more serious crimes could be transferred to adult court. Informality for courts denied youths certain rights (legal representation and appeal)
