SOC310H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Juvenile Delinquency, Young Offenders Act, Special Rights
14 Jan 2017
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Over a century of youth justice in canada rehabilitation (youths that were seen to be neglected) Jda was welfare based (parens partriae) approach juvenile delinquents. Beginning of rehabilitative philosophy purpose was individual. End result youths committing serious acts were seen as not at all punished. Social factors that shape delinquency urban poverty, industrialization, fur. All other justice prevision became less important if seen as not in need of rehab and vice versa trade, immigration. We now had a charter of rights it would be completely found. We changed acts because of changing legal landscape unconstitutional to keep someone incarcerated for and undetermined length of time. Systems supporting that supported the jda grew under welfare statement. Changing landscape meant that govent needed to think of new approaches for youth justice. Young people who were still different from adults still justification for separate system. Youth were seen as in state of independency.
