SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Young Offenders Act, Juvenile Delinquency, Due Process

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Karyn Freedman

Document Summary

Delinquency caused by forces acting on and so limiting their personal responsibility. Treatment programs to rehabilitate based upon indeterminate sentencing. Called for greater accountability of young offenders while offering certain legal rights. Determinate punishment to ensure justice is done and further delinquency deterred. Parliament passed the 1st piece of federal legislation on juvenile delinquency. Step toward formal state intervention and control of the delinquent youth. Youth in need or care and guidance. Sentences: industrial school, 25$ max fine, probation. Governed 7-15 yrs old or 17 yrs. Permitted alternative measures but not part of formal process. Right to counsel, trials in open court. 2 years), max fine , max probation 2 years. The youth criminal justice system is intended to: prevent crime by addressing person"s offending behaviour, rehabilitate young persons who commit offences and reintegrate them into society, ensure that young person is subject to meaningful consequence.