SOC 3710 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Restorative Justice, Youth Criminal Justice Act, Juvenile Court
13 Feb 2013
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Chapter 2 creating a juvenile justice system: then and now. The jda created a welfare-based juvenile system which was a model of juvenile justice based on a rehabilitative philosophy. By the 18th century, parents patraie became a best interest principle as means of actively promoting the well-being of a child. It was a doctrine based on english common law that gives the state the power to take on a guardian or parenting role for children. If an offence was indictable (of a serious nature; the maximum sentence is never less than 2 years), it was up to the court to decide if the youth would be tried in an adult court. Probation was a central element of the juvenile court, with the probation officer playing a key role. The court would place a child in custody of a probation officer as a form of sentence. The jda required probation officers to conduct research for the court.
