SOC 3710 Lecture 1: Youth Justice 3710 all lectures
12 Apr 2016
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16-year-old boy were brought up on charges: society wanted a tougher punishment for these two, tough on crime . Columbine high school shooing (1999: trench coat maia, nerds, bullied, shot up school, 12 students died that day, gun men killed themselves ater, focusses on, schools updaing security. The rainbow case was irst heard by media report. Stereotypes media portrays age groups: kids steal, teenagers are angry, hormonal, rebellious. Society gets concerned with certain things that makes everyone panic. Stanley cohen: briish, waxing and waiing over ime: increase of media stories x ime, mods and the rockers: developed a theory, these two groups were seen as diferent from one another. Creaion of a folk devil : escape-goat in society o. Role of the media: portray youth story as negaive. Angry, biter kids lex their muscles aricle. Parents keep vigil for injured son, a vicim of increasing teen violence aricle. Other sources: style, music, drug use: music causes delinquent behaviour.
