Youth criminal justice: the good, the bad and the ugly

It's time to saddle up – The Youth Criminal Justice Act will come under review this year. How is the act responding to young offenders and what should Canadians expect from youth justice legislation?

March 1, 2008 | by Peter Jon Mitchell , Senior Researcher, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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Endnotes

  1. Department of Justice Canada. (2002, May 27). YCJA Explained: Overview. Retrieved April 11, 2008 from http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/yj-jj/repos-depot/over-aper/2010001g.html.
  2. Bala, N. (2003). Youth Criminal Justice Law. Toronto: Irwin Law, p. 27.
  3. Department of Justice Canada, retrieved April 15, 2008 from http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/yj-jj/repos-depot/over-aper/2010001g.html.