PSYC 2400 Lecture 10: Young Offenders
22 Apr 2016
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Charges, sentencing and incarceration were as with adults. Applied to children between the ages of 7-16 (18 in some jurisdictions) Separate, somewhat more informal, court system was established. Sentencing options were expanded to include less formal options. Parents were encouraged to be a part of the proceedings. Represented a shift in how adolescent offenders were perceived. While younger were still viewed as an equal threat to social. Afforded all rights in the canadian charter of rights and freedoms. To be held fully responsible for their actions. Youth falling under the act were between the ages of 12-18. Under 12, were handled through child and family services. Some differences between adults and youth were still recognized (ex. These differences were addressed through differential levels of accountability, and differential consequences for their actions. Diversion was possible: to have the adolescent undergo educational or community service instead of formal prosecution. Replaced the yoa in 2003, and remains active today.
