SOC 3710 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Juvenile Delinquency, Frontal Lobe
8 Feb 2017
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Other factors: youth and moral panics . Sociologist and criminologist that elaborated upon and generated studies on youth and moral panics: well known for the mods and rockers study. Mods and rockers study: the mods and rockers were two conflicting british youth subcultures of the early to mid-1960s and 1970s. The pursuit of folk devils frequently intensifies into a mass movement that is called a moral panic. Crime becomes entertainment, not news: the problem of repenalization. Risk of get tough on crime policies: role of moral crusaders. Creation of the superpredator myth : thomas bernard: 3 myths of juvenile delinquency. The myth of the good old days: thomas bernard: cycle of juvenile justice. Problem of lenient vs. harsh treatment for youth offenders. Or: the way we react to and define youth crime has changed. Conclusion: youth crime is a social construction. Every reason to believe that no one understands them. Parents think teen is invaded by another person, becomes different.
