The Juvenile Justice System in Canada
Who's responsible?
-Federal government is for the criminal law, including youth. The Youth Criminal Justice Act is federal legislation that applies across the country. It includes research and policy development, funding for youth justice programs and services, and other youth justice activities.
- Provinces & territories are responsible for the administration of the criminal justice system. Individual youth cases are handled by them. this includes provincial & territorial courts, youth correctional services, police and community based organizations. As well as legal aid & services for victims of crime.
-Federal government is for the criminal law, including youth. The Youth Criminal Justice Act is federal legislation that applies across the country. It includes research and policy development, funding for youth justice programs and services, and other youth justice activities.
- Provinces & territories are responsible for the administration of the criminal justice system. Individual youth cases are handled by them. this includes provincial & territorial courts, youth correctional services, police and community based organizations. As well as legal aid & services for victims of crime.
Youth Criminal Justice Act -Law that applies to youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who have come into conflict with the law -Society has a responsibility to address the developmental challenges and needs of young persons. -Communities and families should work in partnership with others to prevent youth crime by addressing its underlying causes, responding to the needs of young persons and providing guidance and support. -Accurate information about youth crime, the youth justice system and effective measures should be publicly available. -Young persons have special guarantees of their rights and freedoms, including those set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. -The youth justice system should take into account the interests of victims and ensure accountability through meaningful consequences, rehabilitation and reintegration. -The youth justice system should reserve its most serious interventions for the most serious crimes and reduce the over-reliance on incarceration. Watch the act!- http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/yj-jj/video/ycja-lsjpa.html |
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