Required Text:
Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. Introduction to Forensic Psychology. Third Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN 9781412991759
Definitions:
1. Best Interest of the child (BICS)
2. Decisional Competency
3. disposition
4. Judicial waiver involuntary civil commitment
5. Miranda rights
6. Parens patriae
7. adolescent-limited offenders
8. antisocial personality disorder
9. executive function
10. emotional intelligence
11. firesetting
12. LIfe course persistent offenders
Essays:
1. Compare and contrast the case of Kent v. U.S. and the case of Gerald Gault.
2. What are the pros and cons of not having a law on Miranda warnings for juveniles?
3. Describe the terms actus reus and mens rea. How do these terms pertain to this chapter?
4.Summarize the theories of Terrie Morritt, Gerald Patteson, and Laurence Steinberg.
5. Define delinquency from a legal perspective, a social perspective, and a psychological perspective.
