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(SOC 318)Chapter 1 Terms
Nature and Extent of Delinquency
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Sociology
Undergraduate 2
01/19/2012

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Achieved Status
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A status that is earned
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Ascribed Status
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A status that is received by birth
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Baby Boomers
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People born between 1946-1964
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Child Savers
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The 19th century reformers who believed children were basically good and blamed delinquency on a bad environment
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Chronic Status Offender
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Children who continue to commit status offenses in spite of repeated interventions by family, school, social service, or law enforcements
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Juvenile Delinquency
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Behavior committed by a minor that violates a state's penal code
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Juvenile Delinquent
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A child with a long and problematic history of involvement in crime
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Juveniles
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People under 18 (In most states)
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Parens Patriae
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The doctrine that defines the state as the ultimate guardian of every child
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Status
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A socially position in a group
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Status Offense
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Acts of illegal only for children (Ex: truancy)
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Stubborn Child Law
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A law that passed in 1641 stated that children who disobey their parents might be put to death
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The Code of Hammurabi
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The oldest know sets of written laws (1792-1750 B.C.); "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."
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"Legal" Delinquency
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When he or she did exceeds the limits of public tolerance
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