SOC 3710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Labeling Theory, Critical Theory, Young Offenders Act
16 Nov 2016
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Soc 3710 chapter 8: first contact: police and diversionary measures (pg. Alternative measures a variety of programs under the yoa, such as mediation, designed to prevent future crime and divert youth from the courts: not formal principle of youth justice in the ycja. Principle of least possible interference the principle tat whatever action is taken should have the least impact on a youth"s freedom. Ycja diversion: encouraging police to offer warnings and cautions to youth or to refer them to community-based programs rather than charge and process them through the formal justice system. Section 11 of ycja requires es administrators to nitify parents that an es has (cid:498)crown caution(cid:499) applies to first-time offenders involved in property offences where restitution wasn"t an issue. Retributive/restitutive: is more punitive, involving restitution through such things as fines, financial compensation to victims, or community service: reconciliation payment in money or kind to compensate victims for their loss.
