The criminal case I have selected for this assignment is on Justin Morton; who at the age of fourteen years old Morton was the first youth convicted of first-degree murder section 231 CC. Although, The report show that the young man was raised in a healthy and supportive home with his mother and father. In spite of this, Justin expresses to his psychiatrist his impulse and desire for inflicting pain on others; he claims to have no remorse for the murder of Eric Levrack. Not to mention, He also voiced to former classmates that "Eric was annoying, always invading his space."As a matter of fact, after the killing on April 1, 2003, Morton had turned himself in, he described the event as an open game of trust just before he strangled Eric with a belt. Justin Morton was then put in observation at SYL Apps youth center and has now been transferred to an adult facility.
Debbie Levrack “ If he can kill at 14, he can kill at 20 -- and he can kill at 40. What's to say he's not going to do it again?" [1]
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On somewhat positive side, New generations are more implicated in minor offenses such as Cannabis possessions, Common Assault, Theft, and mischief. It also proclaims that young adults who were accused in 2014 were the ages of 18 to 24 years old. Important to realize, that the The highest rate of charge was for violence by 51% and second highest rate of charge was for property which came in by 38 %. In my opinion, when you take a look at The YCJA it clarifies that there is always a reason to why a child acts a certain way; wheter its from being abused to mental health problems; hence, the purpose of this act is to observe and understand the root of the