In Eddings v. Oklahoma the court ruled that a defendant's youthful age should be considered a mitigating factor in deciding whether to apply the death penalty.
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(Question #2) What are the strengths of the symbolic interactionist theory of delinquency?
What will be an ideal response?
(Question #3) The juvenile court was founded on several basic ideals: that the court should function as a social clinic designed to serve the best interests of youths in trouble; that youths who were brought before the court should be given the same care, supervision, and discipline as would be provided by a good parent; that the aim of the court is to help, to restore, to guide, and to forgive; that youths should not be treated as criminals; and that the rights to shelter, protection, and proper guardianship are the only rights of youths.
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(Question #4) Explain symbolic interactionist theory and include Matsueda's four features of the self and delinquent behavior.
What will be an ideal response?
(Question #5) For minor offenses, as well as for status offenses in most states, the best interest of the child position is the guiding standard of juvenile court decision making.
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