SOC321 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Young Offenders Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Leonard Cohen
14 Apr 2016
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True-false (15: youth are troubling, but not troubled. Skill: recall: an approach which focuses on the relationships between youth, crime, and society encourages a very similar kind of discussion as one focused on youth crime. Skill: applied: youth crime is a hot topic that pervades popular consciousness in canadian society. Skill: recall: media discourse presents a distorted picture of official youth crime rates. Skill: applied: the reality of whether youth are more out-of-control lies in the actual presence of youth violence. Skill: applied: sensationalized media representations of youth violence have influenced the public view that youth as a group are out-of-control. Skill: recall: the available facts and figures on youth crime provide a sound argument for a stronger, more punitive response. Skill: applied: how the problem of youth crime is conceived, constructed, or otherwise conceptualized directly influences what happens to youth people who defy the law.
