PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act, Truancy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Shelley Brown

Document Summary

Act: the youth criminal justice act outlines provisions for younger offenders. Impact on canadians: main concern is that these youth will continue to commit crimes in adulthood. Child-onset adolescent offenders behavioural problems start very early in childhood. As babies, difficult to soothe, problematic temperaments, aggression with other children: linked to more serious crimes and more persistent behaviour, less frequent. Adolescent-onset adolescent offenders begin to show behavioural problems in their teen years. May engage in antisocial acts: truancy, theft, vandalism. Boys will be boys : many rebel against authority, substance abuse can play into this if it is not controlled. Methodology longitudinal studies are the most common; pre-post test may be used to measure success of programs. Factors associated with criminal conduct: individual mother"s used of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes. Aggressive behaviour before age of 13: familial poor parental supervision, low parental involvement, parental conflict, parental aggression. Lack of secure attachment to parents, parental loss, divorce.