Sociology 2267A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Young Offenders Act, Publication Ban
25 Jan 2017
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Special juvenile system that is set up to rehabilitate people. Focus on offender and not crime her or she has committed. Young people or individuals engage in crime under their free will. You have to make consequences severe enough to make the crime less attractive. Focused on the idea that safety and wellbeing of citizens should be the primary focuses and they are not focuses on how the offender is treated. Individual being held responsible for their ground however there is compassionate ground because they are still young. Justice and welfare model being brought together. Certainty (consistent), severity, and celerity ( sometimes referred to as the swiftness ) History of legislation in canada - juvenile delinquents act 1908. Prior to the jda juveniles who broke the law were dealt with in the same manner as adults. Based on a welfare model of reform. Environmental factors believed to be the cause of delinquency rehabilitation was the responsibility of the state.
