Essays Tagged: "YCJA"

The Youth Criminal Justice Act

islation to fix some of its problems and in return a new act called the Youth Criminal Justice Act [YCJA] or also known as Bill C-7 was enacted and became effective in April 2003 (YCJA: Summary and Ba ... iples of the YOA are inconsistent with each other and are not ranked in terms of priority. With the YCJA however, it addressed the three objectives mentioned above in legislation by stating the proble ...

(5 pages) 74 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Youth Criminal Justice: Not Punitive Enough

our. In an attempt to deal with these youths, Canada put into place the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), a bill that holds youths aged twelve to seventeen responsible for their actions. This YCJA is ... sh the guilty, protect society, and discourage future criminal behaviour from occurring. Before the YCJA was the The Young Offenders Act (YOA). However, it was criticized by many as being unsuccessful ...

(10 pages) 57 0 3.0 May/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

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Deborah Arhebamen9-06Are the consequences for young offenders outlined by the YCJA appropriate?Every country has a justice system, which are the institutions and procedures for a ... ystem, the youth (12-17) are part of a different legislation called the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), and it focuses on the basic principles of crime prevention, rehabilitation, reintegration, me ... litation, reintegration, meaningful consequences, protection of the public, and accountability. The YCJA is important as it reduces the rate of crimes by addressing the challenges and needs of young p ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

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Deborah Arhebamen9-06Are the consequences for young offenders outlined by the YCJA appropriate?Every country has a justice system, which are the institutions and procedures for a ... ystem, the youth (12-17) are part of a different legislation called the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), and it focuses on the basic principles of crime prevention, rehabilitation, reintegration, me ... litation, reintegration, meaningful consequences, protection of the public, and accountability. The YCJA is important as it reduces the rate of crimes by addressing the challenges and needs of young p ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts