CRIM 210 Study Guide - Final Guide: Young Offender, Alltrials, Young Offenders Act
18 Jan 2020
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Meaningful consequences (crime control idea, to prevent crime) Accountability (has to be fair and proportional) Rights (youth have some special rights that adults don"t have) Timely intervention (court process has to be fairly quick) Societal values (giving meaningful consequences / punishing the youth) Repair harm (repairing harm done through young offender"s punishment such as; community service) Victim"s rights (victims were not given the rights they deserved and should be able to play a role in the trial) Parental involvement (parents should be involved in the process as much as possible) New primary goal: protection of the public. Add deterrence and denunciation as sentencing principles. Require crown to consider adult sentences for youth 14+ Require judge to consider publishing names of young offenders. Ensure that no young offender serve time in an adult institution. Increase use of custody for repeat offenders, even if diverted. Reasonable suspicion that individual they are detaining was involved or witness of a crime police is investigating.
