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By Larry J. Siegel

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ISBN-13: 9780495503644

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Western culture did not have a sense of childhood as a distinct period of life until the very late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Though Aries’s view that children in the Middle Ages were treated as “miniature adults” has become the standard view, in a recent book, historian Nicholas Orme puts forth evidence that medieval children may have been valued by their parents and did experience a prolonged period of childhood. In his Medieval Children, Orme finds that the medieval mother began to care for her children even before their delivery.

Involuntary apprentices were compelled by the authorities to serve until they were 21 or older. The master-apprentice relationship was similar to the parent-child relationship in that the master had complete responsibility for and authority over the apprentice. If an apprentice was unruly, a complaint could be made and the apprentice could be punished. Incarcerated apprentices were often placed in rooms or workshops apart from other prisoners and were generally treated differently from those charged with a criminal offense.

Chapter 2 also discusses some of the critical factors related to delinquency, such as race, gender, class, and age. Finally, it covers the concept of the chronic delinquent, those who continually commit delinquent acts in their youth and continue to offend as adults. Chapter 1 Childhood and Delinquency Chapter 2 The Nature and Extent of Delinquency 1 Chapter Outline The Adolescent Dilemma Youth in Crisis Adolescent Problems Are There Reasons for Hope? FOCUS ON DELINQUENCY: Adolescent Risk Taking The Study of Juvenile Delinquency The Development of Childhood Childhood in the Middle Ages Development of Concern for Children Childhood in America The Concept of Delinquency Delinquency and Parens Patriae The Legal Status of Delinquency Legal Responsibility of Youth Status Offenders The History of Status Offenses The Status Offender in the Juvenile Justice System CASE PROFILE: Aaliyah’s Story Reforming Status Offense Laws POLICY AND PRACTICE: Orange County’s Family Keys Program POLICY AND PRACTICE: Increasing Social Control over Juveniles and Their Parents Increasing Social Control 2 d n a d o o h d l i Ch y c n e u q Delin Chapter Objectives 1.

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