CRIM 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Kingston Penitentiary, Juvenile Delinquency, Military Justice
6 Feb 2017
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Week 2: unit 2: evolution of youth justice in canada: chapter 1: p. 11 26, chapter 2. Lawless and disobedient youth: the 17th and 18th centuries. Youth involvement in crime in canada during the 17th and 18th century is sketchy. Infor available indicate concerns about youth in the north american colonies. Other reports described boys in new france as lawless and disobedient and girls as vain or lazy. Majority of documented cases were of a petty nature. Involved vandalism, petty theft, brawling, swearing, immorality, violations of local ordinances and abandonment of indentured service. Young people were involved in serious crimes and murders but their ages are often not recorded. In european society, children had different legal status than adults: no rights and at mercy of parents. Infanticide, child slavery and child labour were common. Idea that children had rights and protection from adults did(cid:374)"t (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e popular u(cid:374)til the 19th century.
