LAWS 3307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Juvenile Court, Young Offenders Act, The Offence
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Part 5: custody and supervision intended to be an exceptional sentence for young people. Meant to be accomplished by the above 3 actions: 38: purpose and principles. Fair, equitable sentences, meaningful consequences just of fair sanctions to promote rehabilitation. When a yp is sentenced re a presumptive offence, pursuant to s. 42(2) (o), does the judge have discretion to vary the proportion from 2/3 and. In r. v. m. (j. j. ) (1993, scc), the scc said that general deterrence plays a lesser role in sentencing under the yoa: Having said that, i would underline that general deterrence should not, through undue emphasis, have the same importance in fashioning the disposition for a youthful offender as it would in the case of an adult. One youthful offender should not be obliged to accept the responsibility for all the young offenders of his or her generation. 749 (royal prerogative) of that act, which provisions apply with any modifications that the circumstances require.
