become a respectable citizen of their community it is necessary to realize the special needs of youth and take into consideration these needs when selecting programs to rehabilitate and control these young offenders. "Rehabilitation and reintegration" (YCJA: Summary and Background‚ para.7) is the key through social workers and/or the monitoring of parents which the YOA did not recognize. As stated in Clause 90 (2) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act "When a youth worker is imposed to committing a young
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have done. The YCJA became a law in 2003‚ under the Liberal Justice Minister Anne Mclellan. Since then less youth had gone through jail. The YCJA applies to youth from 12 to 17 years old. For teen under 14 they get less serious punishment‚ and for older teens they get more punishment. YCJA is extremely important to our justice system; it protects the right of the youth offender while
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Equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities.-- (1) In a proceeding for dissolution of marriage‚ in addition to all other remedies available to a court to do equity between the parties‚ or in a proceeding for disposition of assets following a dissolution of marriage by a court which lacked jurisdiction over the absent spouse or lacked jurisdiction to dispose of the assets‚ the court shall set apart to each spouse that spouse’s nonmarital assets and liabilities‚ and in distributing the
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Explain to Lionel and Michael how the legal and equitable estate in 6 and 7 High St. is held and whether or not Lionel could force Michael to sell the freehold estate in the premises. Before establishing who holds the legal or equitable estate‚ it’s important to understand what either of these roles incurs. The person in charge of the legal estate is responsible for the maintenance and administration of the land. They have the right to sell or lease the land and are also responsible under Occupier’s
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“inequality” which merely refers to the uneven distribution of health status or health resources. Equitable health care ensures equal access and utilisation of services for equal need. To achieve this it must be recognised that different populations have different levels of health and capacity to manage their health issues‚ meaning that health care approaches must be tailored to work towards equitable health outcomes (2). In the Australian context‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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Fair or Not Fair As once said by Nelson Mandela “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly‚ knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer‚ and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant‚ superficial‚ and uninformed.” Only when you meet that criteria can you be considered a good leader‚ however in Sophocles’ book Antigone once a crime has been committed not only is the guilty killer put on trial but whether or not Creon is a good leader is
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that reduces spending on healthcare while upholding standards of efficiency is required. Instead of focusing on equitable outcomes‚ the Canadian healthcare system needs to seriously consider an approach where efficient outcomes are also the goal. In an equitable market system‚ everyone has equal access and is eventually able to obtain service. Although an equitable system is beneficial to consumers‚ with such a system come problems of efficiency such as patients being subjected to long
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The YCJA and the Criminal Code of Canada When I was about seven years old I stole a Kinder Surprise from Superstore. Did I have to go to court? No but‚ I did have to go back and tell the manager what I did. There are certain ages that people qualify under the law. Youth ages twelve to seventeen are qualified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act‚ but ages eighteen and older are under the Criminal Code of Canada. The goal of the YCJA is to provide a fair and efficient youth justice system. How do
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“Is it Fair” Introduction Cohen (1986) argues that corruption has been described as “acting on opportunities‚ created by virtue of one’s authority‚ for personal gain at the expense of the public one is authorized to serve.” Cohen felt that it can be dangerous that the officers accept these gratuities because what might start without intent on the part of the officer may be become a patterned expectation and can lead to targeting and misuse of power if the gratuity stops. On a different
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only if it does more to improve oval well-being than any other action you could have done in the circumstances” (Shafer-Landau 115). This theory is not always equitable because there is no true way to measure happiness‚ it demands selflessness at all times‚ and does not respect someone’s rights at times. Although this theory is not equitable at times‚ it does benefit a greater number of people. My first ethical decision was made on early Sunday morning as I was getting ready to go to
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