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What is Juvenile Delinquency?

What is Juvenile Delinquency?. Delinquency as Deviance. A Preliminary Definition. “Juvenile delinquency is an act committed by a minor which violates the penal code of the government with authority over the area in which the act occurred.”. A Preliminary Distinction. Delinquent Offenses

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What is Juvenile Delinquency?

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  1. What is Juvenile Delinquency? Delinquency as Deviance

  2. A Preliminary Definition... “Juvenile delinquency is an act committed by a minor which violates the penal code of the government with authority over the area in which the act occurred.”

  3. A Preliminary Distinction... Delinquent Offenses • Acts which are considered criminal if committed by adults, and punishable as criminal Status Offenses • Offenses which are judicable only when committed by juveniles • Examples include running away from home, truancy, etc.

  4. Delinquency as a Violation of Social Norms Dimensions of Norms

  5. Relativity of Norms, Deviance and Delinquency Norms vary across a number of dimensions: • Time • Societies • Groups within a single society • Situations

  6. Institutional Definitions of Delinquency

  7. Jurisdictional Definitions of Delinquency Each state has its own definition of what constitutes delinquency. Differences are most pronounced in the area of status offenses.

  8. Who is the Juvenile Delinquent? Issue 1: Level of Involvement in the Juvenile Justice System Living in a delinquent environment Reporting of act to police Adjudication Appearance in court Institutionalization Commission of a delinquent offense Arrest

  9. Who is the Juvenile Delinquent? Issue 2: Age • Lower age limits • Most states abide by a common law definition of 7 or 10 • Some states specify either of these in their code • Upper age limits • All states have an upper age limit (after which one is adjudicated an adult) • Most states establish age 18 as age of majority • Some establish 16 or 17, and one (Wyoming) establishes 19 • What does age mean? • Most states define “age” as the age at which offense was committed • Several states define “age” as the age at apprehension

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