Chapter 12: assessment and treatment of young offenders
Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA: 7-16, sometimes 18; est in 1908
1. Separate court system for youth
2. Minimum age was set at which a child could be charged with a criminal offence
3. Judges had sentencing discretion and sentencing option increased
4. Parents were encouraged to be a part of the judicial process
1995: 16 and 17 year old charged wiht murder manslaughter or aggrevated sexual assault
would go to adult court
Young Offenders Act’s key changes
1. Youth are to be held accountable for their actions, but not to the full extent that adults
are
2. The public has the right to be protected from young offenders
3. Young offenders have legal rights and freedoms
4. Children have to be at least 12 years of age to be charged with a criminal offence
Extrajudicial: term applied to measures taken to keep young offenders out of court and out of
custody
Youth name cannot be reported to public
If they are dangerous their photo may be published
Stefanie rengel murder
● Melissa todorovic and david bagshaw dated
● Melissa wanted rengel dead (bf’s ex gf)
○ Melissa threatened bagshaw to kill rengel, which he did with a knife
○ He pleaded guilty and was sentenced as an adult
○ Melissa pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty of first degree murder
Internalizing problems: emotional difficulties such as anxiety depression and obsessions
experienced by youth
Externalizing problems: behavioural difficulties such as delinquency, fighting, bullying, lying
or destructive behaviour experienced by a youth
ADD/ADHD: disorder in a youth characterized by persistent pattern of inattention and
hyperactivity or impulsivity
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD): a disorder in a youth characterized by a persistent
pattern of negativistic, hostile and defiant behaviours
Conduct disorder: a disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of behaviour in which a
youth violates the right of others or age appropriate societal norms or rules
Offender risk assessment and management systems (ORAMS): set of tools to assess the
different risks offenders pose
1. Inmate security assessment (ISA): young offenders
Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA: 7-16, sometimes 18; est in 1908
1. Separate court system for youth
2. Minimum age was set at which a child could be charged with a criminal offence
3. Judges had sentencing discretion and sentencing option increased
4. Parents were encouraged to be a part of the judicial process
1995: 16 and 17 year old charged wiht murder manslaughter or aggrevated sexual assault
would go to adult court
Young Offenders Act’s key changes
1. Youth are to be held accountable for their actions, but not to the full extent that adults
are
2. The public has the right to be protected from young offenders
3. Young offenders have legal rights and freedoms
4. Children have to be at least 12 years of age to be charged with a criminal offence
Extrajudicial: term applied to measures taken to keep young offenders out of court and out of
custody
Youth name cannot be reported to public
If they are dangerous their photo may be published
Stefanie rengel murder
● Melissa todorovic and david bagshaw dated
● Melissa wanted rengel dead (bf’s ex gf)
○ Melissa threatened bagshaw to kill rengel, which he did with a knife
○ He pleaded guilty and was sentenced as an adult
○ Melissa pleaded not guilty, but was found guilty of first degree murder
Internalizing problems: emotional difficulties such as anxiety depression and obsessions
experienced by youth
Externalizing problems: behavioural difficulties such as delinquency, fighting, bullying, lying
or destructive behaviour experienced by a youth
ADD/ADHD: disorder in a youth characterized by persistent pattern of inattention and
hyperactivity or impulsivity
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD): a disorder in a youth characterized by a persistent
pattern of negativistic, hostile and defiant behaviours
Conduct disorder: a disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of behaviour in which a
youth violates the right of others or age appropriate societal norms or rules
Offender risk assessment and management systems (ORAMS): set of tools to assess the
different risks offenders pose
1. Inmate security assessment (ISA): young offenders
