CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Lection, Due Process
Document Summary
Only serious offences, after other interventions fail. Theory of law vs. application of law. Applicable to all youth aged 12 to 17 years. 16 year olds automatic adult courts for violent acts. First version of ycja read into parliament. Final version of ycja read into parliament. Principles of general deterrence struck down by scc in case pursued by provincial governments. Amended measures of accountability and record keeping for youth. The number of incidents know to the police expressed in terms of the number of people in the population. Northwest territories has the highest crime rate, ontario has the lowest. The difference between how much crime occurs and how much crime is reports to or discovered by the police. High rates of crime and victimization, and over-representation of aboriginal people in all stages of the cjs. Particularly acute north of 60, where crime rates are 5x higher than for canada as a whole. Males 18-24 most likely victims of violence.
