LAWS 3307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Rebuttable Presumption, Young Offenders Act, Fundamental Justice
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Ycja: a young person as a person who is or absence of evidence to the contrary appears to be. *exam*if we cannot have stigmatizing response to youth criminals that what may happen, we may get a reduction of crime, if we deal with them outside of court they may not continue to engage with justice system and reoffend. S. 39 makes it clear that a violent offense automatically makers custody (detention centre) is a possible sentence. Differed is not available to youth who have committed a serious offense. Members of society share responsibility to guide youth into adulthood, shift from government to society, establishes legal and sentencing regime for young people. 40% of court cases were nonviolent for occurrences cases (theft under , failure to appear, and breach of probation) keeping less serious offenses saves resources for more serious offenses. Section 8 search and seizure: right to secure against unreasonable search and seizure.
