Sociology 2267A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Juvenile Delinquency, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act
25 Dec 2019
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Week 2 historical overview and the social construction of youth problems. "the incapacity to do wrong: developed under english common law, child under the age of seven deemed incapable of committing a criminal act. Juvenile courts: specialized courts to apply juvenile justice laws in the case of dependent and delinquent children, cult of domesticity, training girls to be wives, caregivers, etc. "every juvenile delinquent shall be treated, not as a criminal, but as a misdirected and misguided child" Criminal youth: youth criminal justice system, a term often used today as a substitute for juvenile courts, argued that it indicates a shift toward treating young offenders more like adult offenders. "misguided children" "criminal youth: misguided children, criminal youth, committed acts of juvenile delinquency best dealt with through juvenile courts. "reformable young offender: committed acts that are best dealt with through (youth) criminal justice system. Lecture notes: they are treated more seriously than misguided children but are still not treated as adults.
