PSYC 268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Juvenile Delinquency, Defense Of Infancy
4 Apr 2016
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Between early 1300s and early 1600s, children were held to an adult standard of liability if: A physical examination revealed the onset of puberty. By early 1600s, accepted that children under the age of 7 were not criminally liable for their actions. Between 7 and 14: criminally responsible only if the crown could prove malice. Incorporated into canada"s first criminal code in 1892. Punishment continued to be the foundation of criminal law; restrictions on punishing young people. By late 1800s, juvenile deviance = disease caused by incontrollable external forces, including social evils and/or deficient parenting. Punishment no longer appropriate response to juvenile delinquency. Youth who committed crimes needed therapy, not punishment. Foundation of a welfare-based system of juvenile justice that began in canada in the late 1800s. Youthful offending was viewed as a symptom of a disease (delinquency) caused by society and the family. Cause a young person to engage in harmful activities (ex.
