CJ ST 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mary Ellen Wilson, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Court
11 Oct 2016
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Early prohibitions of juvenile behavior: code of hammurabi. Incidents of maltreatment from religious leaders in atlanta"s house of prayer. Parents were beating their children under the supervision of pastor allen. Allen was found guilty of cruelty to children in 2002. Issued parent liability laws where parents were responsible for the behavior of their children: the middle ages. No person under the age of 16 could be sentenced to death: abused and neglected children are more likely to commit crime, the 16th and 17th centuries, the 18th and 19th centuries. Juveniles were tried for their crimes and sentenced to death, exile, or prison. Children under age 7 were exempt from criminal penalties because it was believed that they could not form criminal intent. American delinquency: during the colonial era children were a source of labor and service, the colonial era placed strict regulations.
