JUST*2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Restorative Justice, Young Offenders Act
Document Summary
Introduction i: the evolution of youth corrections, a profile of young offenders (yos, diversion, sentencing young offenders, doing time. Introduction ii: treatment programs, risk assessment in youth corrections, restorative justice approaches and young offenders, aftercare programs, the journey of an ex-dangerous offender. The evolution of youth corrections: juvenile delinquents act (jda; 1908, young offenders act (yoa; 1984, youth criminal justice act (ycja; 2003, bill c-10 and the youth justice system. Structure of the youth justice system under the ycja. Diversion: key feature of the ycja, police and crown counsel can divert youth, net widening, diversion can work. Sentencing young offenders i: judicial reprimand, absolute discharge, conditional discharge, fine, restitution. Sentencing young offenders ii: community service order, probation, intensive support and supervision order, non-residential attendance order. Treatment programs i: correctional intervention begins with an assessment, correctional programs can be general, offence-specific, or offender-specific. Institutional treatment programs are designed to foster a sense of agency among youth: obstacles.
