[SOC 3710] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (51 pages long)

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3710
• Professor: Scott Brandon

Document Summary

Soc 3710 chapter 1: the rise and fall of delinquency. Public issues maters of public concern that are debated in a variety of forums and usually involve demands for action. Discourse how things are talked about and understood, both orally and written, including formal talk, such as theory; professional talk, such as reports, books, and media; and conversations. 21st century: school violence was added to the list of horrors presented about youth behaviour. Politics of youth crime the ways in which youth crime is understood and talked about, both formally and informally, and the actions, laws, and policies that derive from this discourse. Emphasis on youth violence is disproportionate to the amount of youth rime. 2003 that actually involves violence of a serious nature. Criminal activity is the primary focus of stories about youth. Youth criminal justice act (ycja) replaced the young offenders act (yoa) in.