CRJS 1013 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ageism, Stereotype, Young Offenders Act

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CRJS 1013
• Professor: Harpreet Aulakh

Document Summary

First appeared in young offenders act of 1984. Juvenile delinquents act criminal code offence committed in. Current ycja of 2004 continues the focus of the young offenders act (yoa) Young adults and youths in canada are more likely to be crime victims than. Between 12 years of age and 17 years of age. Anyone younger than 12 cannot be charged with a criminal code offence. 18 years of age and older are considered adults if they are charged with a. Chapter 6 an overview of justice and canada"s young persons: replaced the term (cid:498)juvenile delinquent(cid:499) which was from the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:882)(cid:890, regardless of the (cid:498)age of majority(cid:499) of the province that the crime was. Jda juvenile delinquency was considered a child welfare issue rather than a (cid:498)every juvenile shall be treated, not as a criminal, but as a misdirected and misguided child(cid:499) Parens patriae kindly parent: where parents cannot/will not provide parental support .