LAWS 3306 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 - Youth
3 Mar 2017
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Lecture 6: march 2nd, 2017 youth: introduction. Looking at youths from two different perspectives this lecture (young persons as accused and young persons as victims/potential victims) There have been many changes to our criminal law system in the name of victims such as young persons. Children are often victims or potential victims of sexual offences because children are the most vulnerable new concerns for the rights of youth/victims are used to justify the crime control activities of all actors. The hope of protecting youth from becoming victims often was the justification of the components of the crime control model. Our population of youth incarcerated has increased since our due process system has moved in, there is a significant reliance on sanctions to deal with youth: sexual abuse: victims" rights and crime control. Packer, in his theory, argued that crime such as incest, and statutory rape were.
