Juvenile Justice Act Pros And Cons

In a recent media article, Introduction: The Youth Criminal. Justice Act — A new era in Canadian juvenile justice?, the authors talk about what at-risk youth suffered before the signing of the YCJA. For example, a lot of juvenile offenders went to court without a representation because they either couldn’t afford one or they demonstrated little to no knowledge of the criminal justice system. This ties into the issue I’m addressing because it talks about the lack of investment the federal and provincial government put in to help troubled youth who come from an unpleasant past. This article also proposes the fact that youth aren’t given proper legal care from the moment of their arrest. There have been reports of delays from the youth getting

My second media article, Juvenile delinquency and youth protection: the historical foundations of The Canadian Juvenile Delinquents Act of 1908, talks about how before the signing of the Canadian Juvenile Delinquents Act, at-risk youth were being treated and tried as adults in a court of law. Furthermore, the author in this book also talks about the benefits of this act. Some benefits would be that the Youth Criminal Justice Act requires police offers to take no further actions when charging or detaining a young offender also this act tells officers to do referrals. Referrals send troubled youth to community programs that prevent them from committing offences in the future. In addition help them have a better upbringing than their childhood. Both of these articles link together with the issue I talk about and suggest ideas on how at-risk youth should be treated in a court of

Justice Act — A new era in Canadian juvenile justice?” Is that between 30% - 60% of youth offenders who have served time in prison whether it’s a short sentence or long term sentence end up back in juvenile detention or prison within 2 years of their previous release. One thing the Federal and Provincial Government didn’t focus on was trying to avoid incarcerating youth offenders. They believed if a troubled youth went to prison they would face reality and would try to change their lives for the better. The problem is that they come back to the same toxic, unorganized neighbourhood that made them the way they were raised in the first place and they all but suddenly go back to their illegal actions. As reported by the authors of the article, after the Youth Criminal Justice Act went into power whenever a juvenile had gotten into trouble with the law for the first time the government tried to avoid giving jail time and sent the youth to rehabilitation centres so they could spend time away from their harmful environments. This was one of the ways the Youth Criminal Justice Act protected