Sociology 2256A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Scenario Testing, Nippon Professional Baseball, Recognizance
29 Apr 2017
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Youth justice: 1800s, youth confined with adults, late 1800s, call to separate youth form adults, notion of reduced responsibility, 20th century, legislation focusing on how best to deal with youth offenders. Young offenders act (yoa: 1984, attempted to balance protection with accountability, shift from the welfare model to that of the adult criminal law model, criticisms, increase in youth incarceration, too much focus on the rights/rehabilitation of youth. Extrajudicial sanctions: most formal type of extrajudicial measure, pre-charge or post-charge stage, used only if the young person admits responsibility and consents to be subjected to the sanction, not guilty plea, simply accepting responsibility. If the young person fails to comply with the terms, the court case can proceed. Youth courts: youth cases that do end up going to court are handled in special youth courts. If a youth is found guilty of an offence, the youth court judge must determine an appropriate sentence.
