Essays Tagged: "Young Offenders Act"
Young offenders
YOUNG OFFENDERSThese days more and more young people are turning to crimes. These crimes are being c ... they are committing are get even more and more serious and in the last five years the percentage of youngsters committing more crime has increase by more then 50%. Young offenders are committing these ... s are committing these crimes because the know that the punishment is real weak. If you ask me most young offenders think the young offenders act is a JOKE, and trust me I am a young person I know jus ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Such A Good Boy, How A Pampered Son's Greed Led to murder, by Lisa Hobbs Birnie
Darren as the beneficiary of her estate. If they ever came to harm and died,he would be a very rich young man. In the fall of 1989, Darren Huenemanndecided that he wanted to be that very rich young ma ... way on business excursions. She learned how to manipulate hermother using guilt to receive what her young heart desired. She marriedthree times: the second wedding yielding a son named Darren Charles, ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
This essay discusses the origin of the Young Offenders Act and compares it with the Juvenille Delinquents act, which was the first version of the modern Young Offenders act. (Canada)
The Young Offenders ActCanadian society, like many others, has fought to ensure that the youth of the na ... t up to be meaningful members of the country. Despite these efforts, there is still a population of young people in Canada that fall into some sort of criminal behaviour. The types of offences vary, a ... nces. In an attempt to deal with the youths that belong in this category, Canada put into place the Young Offenders Act; a statute that holds youths aged twelve to seventeen responsible for their acti ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Does Diversion work in Juvenile Justice, or is just another exercise in net-widening?
INTRODUCTIONNet widening is a term used whereby initiatives intended to divert young people away from the juvenile justice system may in fact serve to bring others within its para ... hers within its parameters. According to Condliffe (1998) diversionary schemes heighten the risk of young people coming into contact with the juvenile justice system. He argues that they may have had ... ntly most states in Australia have some form of diversionary scheme in operation. One of these, the Young Offenders Act 1997 implemented by the New South Wales Government in April 1998, sets out a hie ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
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 established, it replaced the Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA) of 1908 an ... ed. With the passing of the YOA also came extreme revisions and numerous opportunities for Canada's young offenders. The YOA provided youth with extended rights, an abundant number of opportunities fo ... ence to the contrary, appears to be under the age of twelve years" . Comparably, the act defines a "young person" as:A person who is or, in the absences of evidence to the contrary, appears to be twel ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Restorative Justice
ion will be more effective in reducing recidivism if they are linked to efforts which aim to divert young people from the formal justice process and there is a strong degree of community involvement . ... me to consist of warnings, cautions and family conferencing be introduced through legislation . The Young Offenders Act was enacted as a response to these recommendations .The scheme for youth justice ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Compare and Contrast conferencing schemes in different jurisdictions in Australia.
unity accountability conferences" to be available state-wide. This resulted in the enactment of the Young Offenders Act (NSW) 1997, which states the hierarchy of interventions for juveniles ranging fr ... not legislative based and was modelled on the New Zealand program, and relies on the Children's and Young Persons Act (Vic) 1989. The Victorian adaptation is taken from an alternative dispute resoluti ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
The Youth Criminal Justice Act
In 1982, the Young Offenders Act [YOA] was established. It replaced the Juvenile Delinquents Act [JDA] of 1908 an ... s and opportunities arose with the passing of the YOA. With the passing of the YOA, it provided the young offenders of Canada with extended rights, chances for rehabilitation, and also therapy institu ... ndant of time however, some weakness become clear since the act was passed. Under the YOA, too many young people were being charged and arrested. Also, despite other programs being available, they wer ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Youths and the Law
s system was not changed until 1984, after massive changes were made to the system resulting in the Young Offenders Act. However, there was much criticism that the Act was too lenient which led to mor ... stice Act.(http://www.mapleleafweb.com/features/crime/youth-act/youth-criminal-justice-act.html)The Young Offenders Act was heavily criticized for being to lenient and not doing a good job of correcti ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Restorative justice initiative
ntenced in the current Youth Criminal Justice Act, despite its advantages over past legislation the Young Offenders Act, has several shortfalls. First shortfall being, sentencing trends, second shortf ... for the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics on 2006 March 28th , "The YCJA does not recommend a young person to be sentenced to custody unless the person has committed a serious violent offence, h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors
Youth Criminal Justice: Not Punitive Enough
nd brought up to be meaningful members of the country. Regardless of these efforts, there are still young people in Canada that fall into some sort of criminal behaviour. In an attempt to deal with th ... otect 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 in responding to ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Constructing crime in the media, by way of the sociological constructionist perspective
creases in policing, the introduction of "zero-tolerance" in schools and stricter laws, such as the Young Offenders Act and its constant upheavals and changes, all generate more public control on a po ... he public's fear of youth crimes have resulted in stiffer penalties and considerable changes in the Young Offenders Act. Canada has a substantial youth incarceration rate per capita, we are said to be ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
discuss law, the youth criminal justice system past and present
uth offenders deals with strictness and sternness of the punishment, it can help make sure that the young offender does not offend again.Throughout the Youth System of Justice there have been many dif ... propriate youth sentence. In 1908 the Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA) which was a system of treating young people and adults differently. Children between the ages of seven and thirteen were, for the m ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law