LS 222- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 42 pages long!)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LS222
• Professor: Juvenile Delinquency

Document Summary

Acts committed against the law by youths (17 years and under, 12-17) To be charged you have to be at least 12 years old. You can be a delinquent under 12, but you cannot be charged for it. Youth and adult offenders -broader society views them as fundamentally distinct groups. Juveniles (children/youth) - viewed as immature in need of parental guidance and assistance, lower developmental stage therefore the criminal justice system reflects this. Legislation: before 1908 (juvenile delinquents act) children and adults were treated the same in regards to legislation. State tasked to act as a role of guidance, to guide the child mend their way. Focusses more on the rehabilitation rather than crime committed. Underlying factors that led to the offence, rather than the offence itself. Youths in conflict with the law, were under youth criminal justice administration, until they were deemed to be rehabilitated.