History 2190A/B Lecture 15: Lecture 15
18 Jan 2019
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Juvenile delinquency: social acts of young people defined and evaluated as deviant or antisocial by legal or social norms, between the ages of 12-17. Minimum age to be charged with criminal offence = 7 years old. The state should be like a parent for young people (parens patrae) More legalistic approach to youth crime, focused on making youth accountable. Minimum age to be charged with criminal offence was 12 years old: could serve time in prison, but max sentence was 3 years. 14+ you can be transferred to adult court. Allowed for a greater incarceration of youth. Balance of social welfare and legalistic approach. Lowers age of sentencing youth as adults to 14: judges can give youth adult sentences, but they are tried in youth court. Increase to maximum penalties: maximum penalty is 10 years (was 3 years in yoa) But, also more options to judges in how to sentence youth offenders. Decline in incarceration rate from this act.
