Sociology 2267A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Publication Ban, Indictable Offence, Learning Disability
31 Jan 2017
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Chapter 3: understanding the youth criminal justice act. Ycja came into force in 2003, reserves custody primarily for violent and repeat offenders and was intended to reduce custody among less serious offenders. Jda allowed a court to find a youth between 7 and 16 to be delinquent and represented a paternalistic view to youth justice and consisted of status offences. Yoa in force in 1984 focus on making offenders accountable for their crimes while affording them due process protection-right to least interference and right to legal representation. Restraint-encompassing both sentencing and the decision of whether to use the formal court process in the first place. Accountability-focus on holding youth accountable for their actions by imposing meaningful consequences that will promote the rehabilitation and reintegration of the youth into society justice system be given more direction on how to exercise their discretion in. Protection of the public: holding youths accountable in a fair and.
