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SORRY I DIDN’T MEAN IT!

PSYC 21O

Case Study

4-6-2012

BY

POLLY JAMES

A 6 year old boy brought a gun to school and shot his first grade classmate in the school library. They had a playground scuffle the day before. After the shooting, he threw the gun down and ran out of the room. Does the fact that someone is a certain age affect his or her responsibility for criminal conduct and liability to punishment? Can this be preventable and at what age does this prevention starts? If we look at the provisions of most legal systems, then the clear answer is “Yes,” for the vast majority of systems have rules on the age of criminal responsibility. At the age of 6 years old is the child capable of making a decision to hurt someone or is he merely doing what he has mimic in movies, video games or by life experiences? It also can come from culture and emotional control for example in a God fearing Christian family conflict would never take an aggressive turn such as this but in a non believer environment we would not be surprise of this type of thing to happen. We are aware that at age 6 years old they are not yet capable of planning and analyzing to do harm or are they? So what causes a 6 year old child to commit such an act? When does the impulsiveness take place? Do they actually have perseveration at such an early age (The tendency to persevere in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long period of time) Berger The Developing Person Through the Lifespan Eighth Edition, Chapter 8, Biosocial Development pg 216 at that age where they would do such a horrible thing? Jean Piaget calls cognitive development between about 2 and 6 years of age. Chapter 9, Berger Developing Person Through the Lifespan Eighth Edition Early Childhood: Cognitive

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