CC200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Young Offenders Act, Labeling Theory, Restorative Justice
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More formal programs like volunteer work, companionship, specialised programs, etc. authorized by professional agencies, who meet with the youth and determine course of action. Most common es are community servive, social skills training, charity donation. For younger youth, often includes written work to reflect and acknowledge their offence. Candidates are people who commit non-serious offences and are unlikely to re-offend. After two years, all records of the offence are destroyed. Use of es does not require finding of guilt. Study on factors that influence discretion of police officers. Interviewed 300 police officers in canada and found that police use a number of routine factors to typify youth before they decide whether or not to lay charges: Contact with system (previous arrests, breaches of probation, etc. ) Family environment: social class, neighbourhood affect charges and sentencing. Often for less serious offences and first-time offenders.
