PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Juvenile Delinquency, Cognitive Deficit, Frontal Lobe

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Julie Blais

Document Summary

There is a spike in delinquent antisocial behavior in delinquency, but its normal for adolescents to go through this phase. Most of the antisocial behavior youth engage in is minor (consuming alcohol/drugs/theft) Spike between 15-20 and then a general decline. During the holiday season, two young brothers, one 7-years old and one 5-years-old fought over a toy. Allegedly, the 5-year-old stabbed his older brother, who died shortly after. Edmonton police declared the stabbing a non-culpable homicide , deeming the child too young to be responsible for his actions. Police worked with the family to provide counseling and services to ensure adequate parenting, supervision and support for both the child and family. Developmentally, 12-18 is different than adults because most of our brain isn"t fully developed until into our 20s. Youth criminal justice act (2003: prevent youth crime, provide meaningful consequences, encourage responsibility. Improve rehabilitation and reintegration of youth into the community.