When someone mentions the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)‚ some would argue that there is no purpose for it. Some believe that the age boundary is inappropriate; some believe that children should not have reduced sentences and special rights; and some may think that a youth’s criminal record should be accessible in the future. If one would look at all of the positive aspects‚ statistics‚ and examples that apply to the YCJA‚ then they would better appreciate the statute that applies to the young
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Criminal Acts and Choice response 12/12/2012 Criminal Acts and Choice response The term choice theories better yet known as rational choice theories were developed by DR William Glasser in 1995. In Doctor Glasser’s theories he explains human desire to satisfy their genetic needs one has in order to survive. These desires cause humans to make conscious choices and act upon them in any way they decide to ensure the needed desires are satisfied. These theories relate to criminal activity because
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"The Youth Criminal Justice Act is a piece of Canadian legislation...that determines the way in which youths are prosecuted under Canada’s criminal justice system." The act was implemented April 1‚ 2003‚ after "7 years‚ 3 drafts‚ and more than 160 amendments." The clearly stated purpose of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is "protection of the public through crime prevention‚ rehabilitation‚ and meaningful consequences (s.3(1)(a)(I-iii))." For a better understanding on whether the courts were following
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war but after that it is criminalized to trade or consume opium in Hong Kong. Today opium is illegal all over the world. Now we can make a point that criminalizing any behaviour by the law is relatively affected by time and space in general. The certain types of behaviour that is criminalized in early days may not be criminal behaviour nowadays and one country that define certain behaviour as criminal‚ other countries may not define as so. But lethal crimes such as murder‚ rape and robbery-crimes that
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Deviant Behavior According to chapter seven of Society (2006) deviance is the recognized violation of cultural norms. This type of behavior is offensive to some because what others are doing is wrong. Every culture has their own beliefs and for some people in those cultures anything other than what they believe in is considered deviant behavior. Once upon a time in the United States it was considered deviant behavior for women to work‚ or for men to stay home with the children. There are still
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considered deviant and against societal norms. The topic of homosexuality is important and worth further investigation because it is surrounded by controversial issues such as gay marriages and families and its impact on society regarding the workplace‚ school and religion (Kafka‚ 2006). This paper will focus on the sociology of deviance as it pertains to male homosexuality. In addition‚ sociological theories on deviance will be incorporated‚ ultimately providing an analysis of the deviant behaviour
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Amish religion and beliefs. Jeniffer Ramirez Deviant Behavior Professor Kristine Empie South University June 9‚ 2014 There is several and different religions that most of us are not familiar with. When we investigate different types of religions and it helps us expand our knowledge and learn how many different religions and beliefs are out there? Amish (best known as Amish Mennonites) is a religion which most members stay isolated from today technology? Amish religion
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Criminal Acts and Choice Response Criminal Acts and Choice Response The consensus model and the conflict model are the two ways society use to determine if an act is criminal. The consensus model is saying that society agrees with the views of right and wrong (Schmalleger‚ 2011). Consensus model is also showing society in agreement that anything that can cause harm to others is a criminal act (Schmalleger‚ 2011). The conflict model says that groups in power decide what a criminal act
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a role for youth to offend. For instance‚ one key aspect I have learned is the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which‚ corresponds to relations between youth and the law. The topic of the Youth Criminal Justice Act is critical in today’s society as it is still used for young offenders between the ages of 12 and 17 years old (Smandych & Winterdyk‚ 2016‚ p.64). Moreover‚ the Youth Criminal Justice Act was established to create its own set of rules and principles in order
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possible to draw a distinction; albeit not a clear one. A distinction is important in order to avoid overlooking omissions‚ which can form a basis for criminal liability; and in the doctrine of actus novus interveniens. A clear distinction is seen in the definitions of an act and omission. When the actus reus‚ and mens rea of a crime exists – an act is an action that have caused harm to a person‚ or damage to property‚ while an omission is where an action that could have reduced or prevented the
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