PSYC 2400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Truancy, Family Therapy, Social Skills
14 Apr 2017
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Chapter 12 readings: assessment and treatment of young offenders. Adolescents older than age 12 and younger than age 18 (generally) who come into contact with the criminal justice system pose several challenges to the adult-based system. Legislation has changed over the years in an attempt to address the special needs of adolescents. It is critical to consider the developmental paths to youthful offending in order to prevent and rehabilitate. A number of treatment options have been developed for young offenders. Anyone younger than age 12 who engages in criminal acts is processed through family and social service agencies, usually under provincial or territorial legislation. Youth who committed criminal acts in canada during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries were treated as adult offenders. The criminal justice system made no accommodations or considerations for how youth were charged, sentenced, or incarcerated.
