Institutional Correction. Susan McClelland.
by McClelland, Susan; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 34Family. Publisher: Maclean's, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Alternatives to imprisonment | Canadians -- Attitudes | Imprisonment | Juvenile courts | Juvenile delinquents -- Canada | Juvenile justice -- Administration of -- Canada | Prisoners -- Crimes against | Sentences (Criminal procedure) | Young Offenders Act (Canada) | Youth -- CanadaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The brutality that's become common in juvenile institutions, experts say, is directly related to chronic overcrowding. It's a problem that has crept into the system since the Young Offenders Act was enacted in 1984; Canada's youth incarceration rate has climbed to the highest of any Western nation. And it's a problem the newly minted Youth Criminal Justice Act aims to solve, by sending fewer kids to prison. As of April 1 [2003], chronic, repeat offenders or violent criminals will be sent to youth jails, as they were in the past. Most other cases, though, will be referred to community service or restorative justice programs in which victims and offenders meet and work out non-jail sentences together." (MACLEAN'S) This article reviews the provisions of Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Institutional Correction, June 9, 2003; pp. 45+.
"The brutality that's become common in juvenile institutions, experts say, is directly related to chronic overcrowding. It's a problem that has crept into the system since the Young Offenders Act was enacted in 1984; Canada's youth incarceration rate has climbed to the highest of any Western nation. And it's a problem the newly minted Youth Criminal Justice Act aims to solve, by sending fewer kids to prison. As of April 1 [2003], chronic, repeat offenders or violent criminals will be sent to youth jails, as they were in the past. Most other cases, though, will be referred to community service or restorative justice programs in which victims and offenders meet and work out non-jail sentences together." (MACLEAN'S) This article reviews the provisions of Canada's Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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