Sociology 2267A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Assault Causing Bodily Harm, Eric Lindros, Sexual Assault
15 Apr 2016
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The youth justice system in canada: history of the juvenile delinquent, the jda (1908, the yoa (1984, the ycja (2003) Profiling youth crime: most common, different trends, future. Section four: the youth criminal justice act (ycja) 2003. Doesn"t use the term juvenile anymore now called youth. Reparation: making amends: falls in line with restorative justice, how are you going to right your wrong, community service hours. Reintegration: ensuring youth is successfully involved in her/his community after debt paid to society. Diversion: from custody sentences: extrajudicial measures, divert young people from custody and jail. Addressing the special needs of offender (addiction treatment, anger management, etc. ) Violent offenders are treated more harshly: custody is automatically made a possibility. Provisions regarding the sentencing of aboriginal people: argued that special attention should be given to aboriginal people in the justice system, cultural recognition, number of aboriginal people in custody has increased over time rather than decreased.
