CRM 3312 Lecture 7: Youth Criminal Justice Act
10 Feb 2016
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7 years, three drafts, and more than 160 amendments, the ycja came into force in april 2003. Protection of the public: rehabilitate young people to protect society. Tuesday, february 2, 2016: charter guiding rights and the un guiding rights of the child too. Limitations on custody: should be reserved for only those young people who commit serious and violent offences, must articulate in court why custody is appropriate. Now they cant be tried as an adult no matter what > a youth can only be tried in youth. Yoa, ycja corrected that, only publish their name after conviction. They should be informed how it was dealt. Processing youth outside of the formal court system. Yoa used alternative measures instead of ejs -> something just different words. Very little guidance in the yoa > inconsistent use. How and when they should be implemented. All cases where this would pull the individual accountable, an informal measure is enough such as a warning.
