CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
These are acts by juveniles that are considered a crime if committed by an adult as well as actions that are illegal only because of the age of the offender.
Juvenile Delinquency
It refers to a system of laws, policies, and procedures intended to regulate the processing and treatment of non-adult offenders for violations of law and to provide legal remedies that protect the interest in situations of conflict or neglect.
Juvenile Justice
HISTORY OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE
- 1700’s | Harsh Beginnings
- English Common Law
- 1800’s |Child Saver/ Saving Our Child
- 1825 | House of Refuge
- Petition of Child Saver
- 1899 | Juvenile Court Act
Study of mental illness, unusual or maladaptive behavior also called “Abnormal Psychology”
Psychophatology
There is no such thing as child.
1700’s | Harsh Baginnings
Prior to 1800’s, delinquents serve agricultural/domestic work instead of punishment
ENGLISH COMMON LAW
Programs focus on reformation of the child through therapy and counseling
1800’s | Saving our Child / Child Saver
The idea of this institution is to protect juveniles who are at risk and don’t have parent to monitor their behavior
1825 | House of Refuge (Institution)
Capacity of House of Refuge:
10 youths = 1,600 youths after a decade
A court was created that separate child from adults.
1899 | Juvenile Court Act
ISSUES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
- Overcrowding
- Health Issues
- Lack of pacilities
- Lack of personnels
- Lack of Funds
- Lack of Supply
- Gang Activities
- Unsanitary condition
- Increase of drug related issues
It was the biggest movement of Child Saver
JUVENILE COURT ACT OF 1899
• An action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied only to offenses committed by minors
• following No clear principle of law
Status Offense
FACTORS OF BEING DELINQUENTS
- CHILD
- SCHOOL
- FAMILY
- SOCIETY/community
- CHURCH
- PEERS
Attributes of Modern Juvenile Justice System
- ensure that they are dealt accordingly aside from punishment monitored by:
○ HOME
○ SCHOUL
○ Communiry - rehabilitation instead of reformation
Theories on Juvenile Delinquency
- Individual Level Theories of Delinquency
- Choice Theory
- Trait Theory
- Psychological Theory
It holds that a decision to commit an illegal act is a product of an individual-level decision- making process shaped by the personal characteristics and traits of the decision-maker
Individual Level Theories of Delinquency
• Focus on mental and behavioral processes at the individual level
• Considers delinquency as an individual- level problem, not a social problem
• Recognizes that all people are different. each person reacts to the same set of environmental and social conditions in a unique way.
• Believes that the root cause of delinquency is located at the individual level, and delinquency prevention and control efforts must be directed at the Individual offender
Individual Level Theories of Delinquency