CHYS 3P40 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Juvenile Delinquency, Cesare Beccaria
10 Feb 2016
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They were in need of guidance from parents. Youth viewed as in need of direction from adults. Recipe for making a crime : a. interpretation by member of the public, b. police informed, c. an interpretation by agents of social control including police, crown and judge. Policy and admistration variation (differs between provinces), reporting rates, Delinquency breaking of a cultural norm: crime is generally deviant behaviour, we typically believe that the cultural norms are shared by everyone in society, However, this is not always case, therefore there is disagreement over whether or not something should be included in law. Deviance and crime are two distinct but overlapping concepts. Zero tolerance for violence policies began later. Young offender is the term used in the ycja to refer to an individual aged 12-18 engaged in crime. Youth crime must be defined using multiple disciples and theoretical perspectives- crime is socially constructed and therefore definition changes.
