CRM 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jarvis Street, Indictable Offence, Northern Canada
4 Apr 2016
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9 criticisms of the jda & reforms: vagueness of definition of delinquency: offences were broad (assault, murder, robbery and sexual immorality) differences in offenses between federal, provincial and municipal bi-laws caused vagueness. Although removed, ycja still sees one specific status offence (failure to comply with an order, administrative offence ) Under the education act, kids between 6-18 must attend school and may be taken to court if for any illegitimate reasons skip school too often. Can be detained: too much discretion yoa/ycja legal criteria spelled out (no guidelines because. 5) everything that happened in court, was for the child"s best interests) Indeterminate sentencing until best interests met (yoa section 3 guidelines declaration of principle (bell chapter); max and minimum sentences (very broad) (ycja. Open custody group homes (less serious types of offences) Closed custody jail (not allowed to leave) *when youth go to jail, the institution has a level of authority and accountability of that child*
