Essays Tagged: "Youth Criminal Justice Act"

Youth Criminal Justice Act: An Era of Social Reform.

Youth Criminal Justice Act: An Era of Social ReformIn 1984 the Young Offenders Act (YOA) was establi ... Act (JDA) of 1908 and its core objective was to guarantee that the rights and freedoms of Canadian youth were being satisfied. With the passing of the YOA also came extreme revisions and numerous opp ... so came extreme revisions and numerous opportunities for Canada's young offenders. The YOA provided youth with extended rights, an abundant number of opportunities for rehabilitation, as well as thera ...

(11 pages) 291 1 4.8 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

The Youth Criminal Justice Act

uents Act [JDA] of 1908 and its main objective was to guarantee the rights and freedoms of Canadian Youth were being met. Many revisions and opportunities arose with the passing of the YOA. With the p ... p; Barnhorst, 2004). Barnhorst & Barnhorst (2004) explained that the act was useful to Canadian Youth for an abundant of time however, some weakness become clear since the act was passed. Under th ...

(5 pages) 74 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Preventing Crime amongst Youth

a criminal record, while still not repeating their petty crime mistakes; and most of all, they give youth a chance to correct their wrongdoings and set their lives straight.To begin with, today's extr ... e than to put them in jail. According to the Canadian Department of Justice, Canada has the highest youth incarceration in the Western world, including the United States. Therefore, the alternative pr ...

(3 pages) 24 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Youths and the Law

Criminal Code. Public concern for children's rights and well being led to the establishment of the Youthful Offenders Act in 1894.(Gibson, Murphy, Jarman, Grant, 2003) Youths were to be tried separat ... ed in a separate facility. The courts could also choose alternatives to imprisonment by sending the youth to foster care or reformatories. In 1908, the Juvenile Delinquents Act, provided a separate ju ...

(2 pages) 37 1 4.3 Jun/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Immanuel Kant VS Canada's Liberalism

age or mental or physical disability.By examining The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, The Youth Criminal Justice Act and political immunity in Canada, the course of the discussion will revea ... wanted would create a much more dangerous society, resulting in more fatalities and chaos.Third the Youth Criminal Justice Act gives special consideration to youth that commit criminals acts. In April ...

(6 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jan/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Restorative justice initiative

Introduction:This proposal is for the purposes of looking at alternatives to court sentencing of youth charged with criminal acts.I. Shortcomings and deficiencies with the current traditional justi ... ng chapter, there will be mention of a few deficiencies and shortcomings of the current approach to youth sentencing as it pertains to dealing with youth in the Canadian Criminal Justice System. Curre ...

(9 pages) 75 0 3.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Youth Criminal Justice: Not Punitive Enough

The country of Canada has fought to ensure that its youth is protected and brought up to be meaningful members of the country. Regardless of these effor ... g people in Canada that fall into some sort of criminal behaviour. In an attempt to deal with these youths, Canada put into place the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), a bill that holds youths aged t ... ril 2003 the YOA was replaced with the YCJA, in hopes that this new legislation would be tougher on youth offenders (Bala & Anand, 2004). However, the YCJA ended up placing more emphasis on treatm ...

(10 pages) 57 0 3.0 May/2009

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

discuss law, the youth criminal justice system past and present

Youth System of Justice, Past and PresentYouth crime happens to be one of the highest controversial ... crime happens to be one of the highest controversial issues in the Canadian politics. The fact that youth crime is quite common in Canada is appalling, there are disagreements concerning how to treat ... m. (Brennan and Dauvergne, 2010) Although we all know the best approach that can be used to address youth offenders deals with strictness and sternness of the punishment, it can help make sure that th ...

(14 pages) 19 0 0.0 Dec/2012

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

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nd procedures for applying laws and maintaining order in a society. In Canada's justice system, the youth (12-17) are part of a different legislation called the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), and ... the circumstances and make a consequence based on the crime committed, stands up for the rights of youth offenders, makes the community safer by helping young offenders change their outlook, provides ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies

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nd procedures for applying laws and maintaining order in a society. In Canada's justice system, the youth (12-17) are part of a different legislation called the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), and ... the circumstances and make a consequence based on the crime committed, stands up for the rights of youth offenders, makes the community safer by helping young offenders change their outlook, provides ...

(2 pages) 0 0 0.0 Mar/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts