SOC 3710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Restorative Justice, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Juvenile Delinquency
6 Mar 2018
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2003: youth criminal justice act (ycja: different models, follow different guidelines, models of juvenile justice. Juvenile delinquents act (1908: originated from the work of child savers including j. j. kelso and w. l. Scott: created a welfare-based juvenile justice system, focus was squarely on the rehabilitation on the young offender. Intended that cases would be handled summarily (less serious offences) If it was indictable it was up to the court to decide whether the youth be tried in adult court. It was rejected over provincial objection to changes in jurisdiction and federal cost sharing: first young offenders act (1970) a criminal code for children , first version of yoa. Incorporated aspects of young person sin conflict with the law act including accountability, responsibility and legal rights for young offenders. Added a central guiding principle to the yoa focusing on the protection of society.
