AJ 008 Juvenile Procedures
ADMINISTRATION
OF
JUSTICE
AJ008
CALIFORNIA JUVENILE PROCEDURES
LECTURE OUTLINE
Instructor: M. Reid
OF
JUSTICE
AJ008
CALIFORNIA JUVENILE PROCEDURES
LECTURE OUTLINE
Instructor: M. Reid
Are Juveniles different from adults?
Increasingly, research demonstrates that adolescents are not little adults
Adolescence is a period of intense physical, emotional, and cognitive development –Forced to make choices under the worst conditions –Exposed to highly risky situations –Often overestimate their understanding of a situation while underestimating the consequences of their actions
Increasingly, research demonstrates that adolescents are not little adults
Adolescence is a period of intense physical, emotional, and cognitive development –Forced to make choices under the worst conditions –Exposed to highly risky situations –Often overestimate their understanding of a situation while underestimating the consequences of their actions