CRIM 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pope Innocent Ii, Young Offenders Act, Parens Patriae
9 Mar 2016
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1: youth were frequently detained with adults while waiting for trial, growing # of poor children on the streets, higher level of street crime committed by youth, humanitarian concerns of child savers. Juvenile delinquents act 1908: adult system: based on rational choice, positivist: does not apply to children, they do not make rational choice, guiding principle: in the best interest of youth. Delinquency: max age: different rovince different age, delinquency: any act that violate criminal law, provincial law, school law and morality, status offences, premises, youth misguided and misdirected, not rational choice c. therefore cannot be hold criminal guilty. Impose a find for as much as if the judge decide the root cause is from family. 2: place child in foster home/ in care of children"s aid society a, probation, second violation: a. secondary hearing, can add fine the judges have high suth in jda c.
