Pasadong Prelim Flashcards
It refers to anti-social acts or behaviors committed by minors which are contrary to the norms of society. It involves misdemeanors but may also include offenses and felonies
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
is an act committed by an adult
CRIME
An act that breaks criminal code which is created by society through written law
CRIME
A person who committed a crime can be dealt with in accordance with the criminal justice system
CRIME
Delinquency are acts committed by minors
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
Acts that merely breaks cultural law or norms
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
A child is under the process known as juvenile justice system
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
TYPES OF DELINQUENT YOUTH ARE?
Social
Neutrotic
Asocial
Accidental
- An aggressive youth who resents the authority of anyone who tries to control their behavior.
• SOCIAL
- A youth who has internalized their conflicts and is preoccupied with their own feelings.
• NEUROTIC
- A youth whose delinquent acts have a cold, brutal quality for which they feel no remorse.
ASOCIAL
- A youth who is less identifiable in character, generally law-abiding, but happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming involved in a delinquent act that is not typical of their general behavior
ACCIDENTAL
Stages of Delinquency
Emergency stage - age 8 to 10
Exploration stage - age 10 to 12
Explosion stage - around age 13
Conflagration stage - around age 15
Outburts stage - adulthood
At this stage, delinquent behaviors are usually minor and harmless, such as petty theft. The offending is relatively simple and
homogeneous.
Emergence Stage (Ages 8-10):
Early Offenses:
Offenses become more varied and serious. Common activities include shoplifting and vandalism, as youths begin to explore different types of delinquent behavior.
- Exploration Stage (Ages 10-12):
Diversification:
: This stage sees a significant rise in both the variety and severity of offenses. New types of crimes such as theft, public mischief, burglary, and personal larceny emerge.
- Explosion Stage (Around Age 13):
Increased Seriousness
: Delinquent behavior becomes even more diverse and serious, including crimes like drug trafficking, motor vehicle theft, armed robbery, and personal attacks.
- Conflagration Stage (Around Age 15):
• Further Escalation
In adulthood, the focus shifts to more sophisticated or violent crimes, such as fraud or homicide.
- Outburst Stage (Adulthood):
Mature Offending:
CLASSIFICATION OF DELINQUENCY ARE?
Unsocialized aggression
Socialize delinquency
Over inhibited
- rejected abandoned, NO parents to imitate and become aggressive.
UNSOCIALIZED AGGRESSION
- Membership of fraternities or groups that advocate bad things
SOCIALIZED DELINQUENCY
- Group secretly trained to do illegal activities, like marijuana cultivation.
OVER-INHIBITED
DIFFERENT APPROACH TOWARD DELINQUENCY ARE?
Biogenic approach
Psychogenic approach
Sociogenic approach
- Biogenic views the lawbreaker as a person whose misconduct is the result of faulty biology. The offender is a hereditary defective, suffers from endocrine imbalance or brain pathology, his or her body structure and temperament pattern have produced the law breaking.
Biogenic Approach