SOC 3710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Defense Of Infancy, Juvenile Delinquency, Young Offenders Act

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

Document Summary

Public issues: matters of public concern that are debated in a variety of forms and usually demands for a course of action. Discourse: how things are talked about and understood booth in an oral and written form. Across canada, newspaper headlines continuously warn of a serious crime problem if appropriate steps are not taken to curb youth crime. By the end of 1900s the headlines were fuelling public concerns about violent events that involved females. As we moved toward the 21st century, school violence was added to the list of horrors presented about youth behavior. What is significant to those who study the politics of youth crime is based on the amount of coverage devoted to the topic. The amount of emphasis on the violence is disproportionate to the amount that actually involves violence of a serious nature. It is important to know that criminal activity is the primary focus of the stories about youth.