SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: World Forum For Harmonization Of Vehicle Regulations, Best Interests

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3710
• Professor: Bill O' Grady

Document Summary

Regulating childhood and adolescence: youth justice legislation is based on a binary system. Distinguishes between immature children and competent adults: youth justice refers to a separate and distinct criminal justice system that explicitly meets the unique needs of young people. Issue: there is a line between adults and children however it does not mean an 18 yr old is an adult: best interests of the child doctrine. The interests of a young person ought to be paramount in decision making regarding his or her experience in the criminal justice system: adulteration. The regression or elimination of a distinct youth justice system and remerging with adult justice systems. Adulteration stems from the youth justice system being to lenient on young offenders. We may think that teenagers that commit murder should be in an adult prisons however it is proven that this increases the likelihood of recidivism.