Juvenile delinquency
1.)View Criminology films/clips and provide a response paragraph applying three concepts and at least one theory (videos attached)
2)Write a 1-paragraph, 1-page max, response where you critically analyze these video clips address the following: mensrea, moral panics, and status offenses
— In what ways have perceptions about youth and delinquency changed?
In what ways have they remained unchanged?
— Remember to cite course material (Bates and Swan 2016)
Text book required- Juvenile Delinquency in a Diverse Society (second edition) by: Kristin A Bates and Richelle S. Swan (Chap 1 and 2 *mostly chap.2)
Preview YouTube video “The Trouble Maker” (1959) – Juvenile Delinquency Educational Short
Preview YouTube video Name Unknown_ Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Film (1964)
Preview YouTube video Youth Crime Advertisement
Preview YouTube video Give a Way Out – Youth ad for United Way
……………………………Answer preview……………………………………………The clips focus on cases that involve children engaging in criminal activities. It is true that children involve themselves in illegal activities, and if nothing is done so that to prevent it, then they will not change. Their involvement in crime a can be explained using different theories; the most transverse is the sociological theory. It is with the meaning that children will involve themselves in criminal activities because of the current situation around them…………………………………
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