LAWS 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Statutory Rape, Absolute Liability
11 Apr 2018
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Young persons are no longer seen as people who need guidance . They are seen as people with the same responsibilities as adults. After the charter changes were made on how young persons were dealt with in the criminal justice system. Dealing with victim"s rights and crime control. Before the 1970 there were very little cases with dealt with the abuse of children. But the reporting of sexual abuse towards children sky rocketed in the 80s therefore there was a need to deal with this issue. The basis for these changes bill c-15: bill was introduced by conservatives, because the criminal laws were failing at protecting victims and potential victims. Liberals suggested ndp (new democratic party) suggested a more holistic approach of further education and programing that would lead to the development for protection to be put in over time. Criminalization of politics sexual abuse of young persons. There are multiple causes of higher rates of victimization.
