To convict someone of a crime
1) A written law and corresponding punishment (prior to act).
2) Demonstrated harm / damage to an entity protected under law.
3) Causation, the harm / damage was caused by the actus reus.
4) Concurrence: Actus reus (unlawful action) and mens rea (evil intention = malice) have to be connected
5) [along with circumstances] This constitutes a corpus delecti.
The Drift Theory: Sykes and Matza
Justifications for criminal behavior -- five neutralization strategies
Diminished Malice, Diminished Harm, Diminished Victim, Diminished Authority, Displaced Authority,
Profiles of male and female delinquents
1st Juvenile Court Act -- Uniform Juvenile Court Act -- encourage uniformity of purpose, scope, and procedures for all 50 states
Terminology to describe how a child becomes a “ward” of the state
Juvenile behaviors = delinquent acts / statutory behaviors (adult) = Crimes
Two kinds of Juvenile Delinquents
The Uniform Juvenile Court Act’s first preference when faced with removing a child from the home
Categories of risk factors