Youth Criminal Justice Act Essay Thesis
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Not Too Harsh
Thesis Statement:
1. The Youth Criminal Justice Act, acts as an impartial system for youth as they are punished and rehabilitated, manipulating their mind positively to provide our community with a sense of immunity once they have faced all considerate consequences relating to their offence.
2. The Youth Criminal Justice Act is an effective way of helping young adults, get a good understanding of the legal system and understanding the seriousness of criminal offence, mainly working fairly on the rehabilitation of teens. The harshness of this act is just at a good point as statistics show, criminal offences are decreasing.
3. The Youth Criminal Justice Act distinguishes between serious and …show more content…
Focus more on rehabilitation
12-17, inclusive; youths 14 and older treated more like adults
Must be advised of right to a lawyer
Known to be “An act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts (2002, YCJA).”
Main purpose of this act is to respectfully get the youth back into society where they can finish off the years they have to adulthood, where they commence to understand the new rules of society as a matured individual
In the case of the Youth Criminal Justice Act being too harsh on youth, it was created with an abundance of detail to make sure that the crime that is executed, gets the time that is fairly equal to the crime that has been done as a young person.
Many sentences, including closed and open custody; up to 10 years for first-degree murder
The principles of sentencing as …show more content…
Take careful consideration the principles of sentencing
Gun crimes are not very common
Shown in “ten most common cases completed in youth court, Canada (statcan, 2013).” Chart/survey
Body Paragraph 4: Youth do not have legal rights to do anything in their lifetime before the age of 18 which doesn’t allow them to have the experience to think of the long-term affects their choices may have
Not allowed to vote until 18; voting seems to trigger the brain to think long term about how that candidate is going to run “whatever”, since they’re going to be their long term
Many more examples to come
“YOLO” is their main priority
Before going to university don’t realize how much responsibility and long term goals means as much
Personal experience
Conclusion:
Youth criminal justice act acts as an effective system for adolescence to adjust their vial behaviour , statistically proven to be active
Youth criminal justice act takes into account step to step principles which influence sentences in a positive matter
The focus on rehabilitation keeps statistics dropping and the youth with no intentions for committing criminal offences
If youth has committed an incredibly via offence there is a possibility they can be tried as an
Not Too Harsh
Thesis Statement:
1. The Youth Criminal Justice Act, acts as an impartial system for youth as they are punished and rehabilitated, manipulating their mind positively to provide our community with a sense of immunity once they have faced all considerate consequences relating to their offence.
2. The Youth Criminal Justice Act is an effective way of helping young adults, get a good understanding of the legal system and understanding the seriousness of criminal offence, mainly working fairly on the rehabilitation of teens. The harshness of this act is just at a good point as statistics show, criminal offences are decreasing.
3. The Youth Criminal Justice Act distinguishes between serious and …show more content…
Focus more on rehabilitation
12-17, inclusive; youths 14 and older treated more like adults
Must be advised of right to a lawyer
Known to be “An act in respect of criminal justice for young persons and to amend and repeal other Acts (2002, YCJA).”
Main purpose of this act is to respectfully get the youth back into society where they can finish off the years they have to adulthood, where they commence to understand the new rules of society as a matured individual
In the case of the Youth Criminal Justice Act being too harsh on youth, it was created with an abundance of detail to make sure that the crime that is executed, gets the time that is fairly equal to the crime that has been done as a young person.
Many sentences, including closed and open custody; up to 10 years for first-degree murder
The principles of sentencing as …show more content…
Take careful consideration the principles of sentencing
Gun crimes are not very common
Shown in “ten most common cases completed in youth court, Canada (statcan, 2013).” Chart/survey
Body Paragraph 4: Youth do not have legal rights to do anything in their lifetime before the age of 18 which doesn’t allow them to have the experience to think of the long-term affects their choices may have
Not allowed to vote until 18; voting seems to trigger the brain to think long term about how that candidate is going to run “whatever”, since they’re going to be their long term
Many more examples to come
“YOLO” is their main priority
Before going to university don’t realize how much responsibility and long term goals means as much
Personal experience
Conclusion:
Youth criminal justice act acts as an effective system for adolescence to adjust their vial behaviour , statistically proven to be active
Youth criminal justice act takes into account step to step principles which influence sentences in a positive matter
The focus on rehabilitation keeps statistics dropping and the youth with no intentions for committing criminal offences
If youth has committed an incredibly via offence there is a possibility they can be tried as an