PSYC 3020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Frontal Lobe, Social Learning Theory, Reinforcement
3 Feb 2014
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Chapter 12: assessment and treatment of young offenders. Legislation has changed over the years in an attempt to accommodate the needs of adolescents (younger than 18; older than 12). It is critical to consider the development paths to youthful offending in order to prevent/rehabilitate. Criminal acts done by those younger than 12 years old are processed through family/social service agencies. The juvenile delinquents act (jda) was passed in 1908 so that young offenders could receive proper treatment. (applies from 7-16 years old). They were now referred to as delinquents instead of offenders and they committed acts of delinquency as opposed to criminal offences . Unless very serious, delinquents had their own court which was more informal in order to focus on youth guidance. 2)minimum age set for when a child could be charge criminally (7) 3)judges had sentencing discretion as well as more sentencing options. 4)parents encouraged to be part of judicial process.
