CRJS 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homicide, Young Offenders Act, Arson
6 Oct 2017
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Readings = chapter 3 & 4; youth criminal justice act. Sentences non-custody and custody sentences (handout) Restrictions on the use of custody sentence (sec 39) Right to counsel: section 25: private counsel, legal aid, court appointed counsel, duty counsel. Court has the power to fire private counsel of child if they believe he/she is not representing the best interest of the youth: can therefore hire a lawyer for the youth. If pare(cid:374)t"s i(cid:374)co(cid:373)e is below certain cut-off level = can apply for legal aid within each respective province. During youth court observations, it is worthwhile to note which type of lawyer is more likely to be representing the youth: duty counsel if they are representing many people. Objective of ycja is to highlight the need for restraint in the use of pre-trial detention. Accused = during trial (innocent till proven guilty); if they are found guilty = offender.
