Youth Criminal Justice Act Argumentative Essay

Introduction: Pro

Imagine this, you are attending a bingo event with your 6-year-old son. Everything is going to plan until he asks to purchase a snack. You lend him some change and allow him to go to the snack machine. About fifteen minutes later he still has not returned. You're beginning to worry and you start searching for him alongside other members involved in the event. Eventually someone finds him in a wooded area. He has major head injuries determined to be caused from blunt trauma. Your son passes away because of somebody else's poor decisions. You want justice but you know that the culprit will never be charged. Why? Because he is ten-years-old and under the Youth Criminal Justice Act you must be at least twelve to be charged or

This is what occurred to Lee Bonneau, leaving his family and friends devastated. Today I will be discussing the topic of why young offenders should be treated the same as adults. Although children may have less judgement than an adult would, it does not mean that they do not understand right from wrong. It does not mean that they should not get punished for committing crimes, especially when taking a life from another being. The main objective of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is to restore and rehabilitate these young fugitives but how are they going to understand the consequences if we do not take it seriously? For example, section seven of the charter states, "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice," by not punished these young criminals, and allowing them to remain in the community we are not ensuring the

They might not feel fully satisfied with the accusation or feel that Justice has been served, especially for youth under twelve. When individuals guilty of crime are charged and face a sentence, they learn a valuable lesson in the experience and time they put it. This is more likely to allow them to feel remorseful, regretful and be able to take responsibility for their actions. A youth whom cannot be named said, "If you get twelve months or less, then it's not really a difference when you come out. When I got my eighteen months that's the only time it felt different, all the other times it felt normal." This proves my point because a small sentence clearly was not enough for this young boy to understand his crimes, he ended up reoffending until getting a heavier sentence and really getting the message. Under section seven, every person should be guaranteed security, but under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the victims of youth crimes are not