SOC222 Lecture Notes - Juvenile Delinquency, Peer Group, Social Environment
10 Apr 2013
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The study of delinquency is concerned with the nature and extent of the antisocial behaviour of youth, the causes of youthful law violations, the legal rights of juveniles, and the prevention and treatment of delinquent behaviour. Juvenile delinquency is related to and emerges from a variety of sources. Juvenile research as a field of study focuses on 2 main areas: Possible internal/external that can explain a young persons behaviour. Systemic responses that we employ to prevent and control antisocial behaviour which includes youth crime. How society responds before & after crime is committed. There is not one theory alone that will explain all youth & youth crimes. What constitutes youth crime and under what conditions. The frequency of behaviour, duration of offending (why some continue to commit offenses and others do not), and the seriousness of the offense. How theory is defined and what criteria are required to establish causality.
