CJS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Liaison Officer, Young Offenders Act, Strip Search
9 Dec 2020
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Publically accessible principle and guild lines" is needed to ensure discretion is exercised openly and fairly. Police and the young offenders act 1997 (nsw) Introduced a diversionary scheme in relation to young offenders involving warnings, caution and youth justice conference. Yoa tries to achieve consistency in discretion of police powers used against young people. Departure from principles and standards required by law. Different treatment of aborigines, being less likely to given caution or diversionary programs. Criminal proceeding occurs when y is not entitled or eligible to be dealt with diversionary options. Caution: summary and indictable offences that can be dealt summarily. Investigator satisfied that crime occurred and that y pleads guilty and agrees to caution. Yjc: caution or waring is not eligible and specialist youth officer refers to it. Magistrate can refer the case back as caution or conference. Reduction in over representation of aborigines in court.
