Sociology 2267A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Juvenile Delinquency, Young Offenders Act
16 Apr 2016
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Juvenile delinquency the legal term, which came into popular use in the nineteenth century to describe violations of the law by persons who have not reached the legal age of adulthood. Juvenile courts specialized courts first created in the late nineteenth century to apply juvenile justice laws in the care of dependent and delinquent children. Youth criminal justice system a term often used today as a substitute for juvenile courts. Critical criminologists argue that it signifies a shift toward treating young offenders more like adult offenders. Reformable young offender a term coined by bryan hogeveen (2005) to describe the discursive construction of some young offenders as troubled and therefore needing intervention in the hope they can be rehabilitated. Bryan hogeveen(2005) describes the discursive construction of some young offenders as troublesome and therefore requiring punishment in order to make them accountable for their criminal acts.
