CRM 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Juvenile Delinquency, Young Offenders Act, Fear Mongering
18 Jan 2018
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Introduction: you(cid:374)g offe(cid:374)ders are "(cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s first a(cid:374)d offe(cid:374)ders se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d sur(cid:448)i(cid:448)ors (cid:449)ho are pu(cid:374)ished (cid:271)y law for offences viewed out of context" (schissel, 1997, p. 108), due to their "shitty background" Youth advocates: youth advocates view youth as victims - they"re victimized. Rationale for a separate youth justice system: we didn"t always have a separate system for youth. Some countries still have youth in adult facilities. Why do we have a separate system: children/youths are recognized as different adults and not held accountable in the same way, the notion of accountability is different for youth than adults. There will be a kid that is 10 and engage in a heinous act - there is a good reason to induce fear and changing the law out of this one child. The courts recognize this as a reality; we have to have a system that accepts these realities: deterrent effect of sanctions for young offenders is very weak.
