youth justice midterm

moral development theory

They are not concerned about other people rides or feelings

myth one

Youth crime is on the rise (There is a downward trend)

myth two

most youth crime involves violence, 75% Are Nonviolent

myth three

a get tough approach will reduce youth crime

myth four

The YCJA let’s Youth commit serious crimes and get off with a slap on the wrist

myth five

The only way a youth will learn their lesson is by serving jail time

vandalism

The destruction or damage to property, most often is done at schools and private residence, leads to mischief charges

Curiosity/accidental arson

most common usually 5 to 10 years old

non-pathological arson

cry for help, to draw attention, under depression, ADHD, and family stress

delinquent arson

usually 11 to 15 years old, little empathy for others, avoid hurting others, significant damage, Youth shows aggression and conduct issues.

severely disturbed arson

Fixation with fire , often paranoid/see psychotic tendency, often want to harm/kill themselves

cognitively, impaired arson

Developmental disability, lack good judgment, avoiding intentional harm, significant property damage

sociocultural arson

fire set for support from peers or community groups EX. riots, protest

Breaking And enter

see decreasing numbers because people think it’s too trivial to report

controlled substance offences

Possession trafficking, distributing cannabis

administration of justice offences

failure to appear in court, failed to comply with bail or probation, girls are most impacted

( Three levels of assault) 1. shoving, pushing, little harm

most common, 66%

(three levels of assault) 2. Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm

carrying using or threatening With a weapon, 31%

(three levels of assault) 3. Aggravated assault

Victim is wounded, disfigured, life is in danger 3%

authoritative, supportive and demanding

• Confident, capable, and happy

• They set standards and have expectations consistent with the child’s age

• They Nurturing

• Want their child to be socially responsible and self regulating

authoritarian rejecting and demanding

• Low self-esteem and not Happy

• Value, obedience and conformity

• Punitive and emphasize discipline

• Expect you to obey that explanation (Because I said so)

indulgent supportive, and not at all demanding

• Have trouble with authority, do poorly in school, low happiness and low self regulation

• Allow a lot of free freedom

• Oppose to discipline

• See themselves as a resource and a friend

• Don’t require maturity or self regulation

indifferent, rejecting and not At all demanding

• Lack self-control, low self-esteem, less confident

• Spend very little time with their kids (Don’t know about their kids activities, put their own needs above their children)

• They’re neglecting and detached

official stats

what is reported to the police

unofficial

Not reported. Obtained though

self-report

Asks participants to reveal info about deviance that they may have been committing or has happened to them

victimization surveys

Ask people if they have ever been victimized by the criminal Behaviour of others

media

By Distorting the frequency or severity of Youth crime the media created the impression that youth crime is more of a problem than it really is. youth crime rate had been decreasing up until the past two years still low

age

The rate of people accused of youth crimes increases from 12 to 17 years old and decreases

gender

2008/2009 stats Canada report showed 72% of Youth court cases involved accused males while 21% involved females

clothing

Wearing style, clothing, colours, can be an indicator that you’re in a gang so more and more gangs are moving away from that. innocent people have been killed for wearing a style/color

tattoo

Been around for years, wearing unauthorized tattoo in jail will get you killed

peers

It has been established that the single most important predictor of delinquency is delinquent friends

read

We want as much information as possible

Report

Report to appropriate law-enforcement agency

Record

Take a picture or video for evidence

remove

Cover the painting

Family risk factors

• Child abuse, and neglect

• criminally involved parents/sibling

• lack of parental involvement

• lack of effective parenting strategies- harsh, lax or inconsistent

Family protective factors

• supportive family environment

• positive family roles and healthy behaviour

• affectionate ties with family members

• parental engagement in young persons development

• clear age appropriate expectations And consequences and monitors child’s activities