Sociology 2267A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2 and 6: Innocent Victims, Moral Panic, Frame Analysis
31 Jan 2017
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Chapter 2: measuring youth crime in canada: an elusive challenge. 2 separate sources of measurement that describe the nature and extent of delinquency and youth crime: (1) official accounts of social control and (2) unofficial sources. Dark figure of crime: refers to incidents of crime or delinquency that go undetected or unreported by the police. Youth at risk: refers to young people who are (cid:498)at risk(cid:499) of offending or being. Shift in terminology from juvenile delinquency in jda to young offender victimized because of various social, family, and/or personal factors under the ycja. The legal definition of youth crime focuses primarily on predatory and. The history of youth crime trends in canada can be divided into 3 periods: Pre-confederation: children were allowed considerable freedom, which resulted in crime like petty theft, vandalism and for girls, prostitution. Also many abandoned or orphaned children left to fend for themselves.
