CRIM 343 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act, Aggravated Sexual Assault
7 Jun 2020
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Crim 343 - lecture 4 - corrections for young offenders. 18th & 19th century laws - children under 7 considered incapable of committing crime. Children 7-13 could be jailed/executed if deemed to have had enough intelligence to know their actions had been wrong. Gradual understanding that parents & society share blame for youth criminal behaviours. Not considered adult in cjs until 18. Children under 12 could only be institutionalized if no other option available. 7 - minimum age for criminal charges. 1984 - jda replaced by young offenders act (yoa) 12 - minimum age for criminal charges. Emphasized community-based responses over incarceration for young offenders. Tactics used by police to obtain evidence - problematic. 17 year old male last seen w/ woman. Police arrived at home & arrested him. Provided w/ attorney & b/c of seriousness of crime, wanted to collect whatever evidence they could for prosecution purposes. Use of dna was increasingly common at the time.
