Sociology 2267A/B Quiz: youthinconflict_quiz
20 Oct 2015
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Young people of today: returning to the non existent golden age" of deference and respect for elders is not entirely harmless there are negative consequences for the overall relationship between youth and adults increasingly characterized by fear/suspicion (in both directions, each successive historical age believes there is a crisis in youth our generation is not unique or different from its predecessors. Sentences could be disproportional minor violations could be given severe sentences if judges thought necessary to reform their delinquency: available sentencing options adjournment (no penalty), young offenders act, 1984 fines, probation, children"s aid placement, indefinite commission to training school, focuses on responsibility of young persons for consequences of their behaviors, criminal procedure, evidence law and sentencing principles for youth are the same for adults, young persons dealt with in youth court, alternative measures programs for minor offenses (unique to each.
