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Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act Across Canada
Marc Alain
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Hardback. Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada provides the first comprehensive, province-by-province analysis of how each Canadian jurisdiction has implemented the Act in accordance with its own history, traditions, and institutional arrangements. Editor(s): Alain, Marc; Corrado, Raymond R.; Reid, Susan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVQ2; JPQB; LNFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 700.
Since its implementation in 2003, the Youth Criminal Justice Act has been the subject of intense political and scholarly debate. A complicated mixture of provisions intended to provide harsher punishments for serious violent crimes while encouraging positive, non-punitive interventions in less serious cases, its impact on the youth justice system remains controversial. Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada provides the first comprehensive, province-by-province analysis of how each Canadian jurisdiction has implemented the Act in accordance with its own history, traditions, and institutional arrangements. Drawing on in-depth interviews with probation officers, counselors, educators, and social ... Read more
Since its implementation in 2003, the Youth Criminal Justice Act has been the subject of intense political and scholarly debate. A complicated mixture of provisions intended to provide harsher punishments for serious violent crimes while encouraging positive, non-punitive interventions in less serious cases, its impact on the youth justice system remains controversial. Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada provides the first comprehensive, province-by-province analysis of how each Canadian jurisdiction has implemented the Act in accordance with its own history, traditions, and institutional arrangements. Drawing on in-depth interviews with probation officers, counselors, educators, and social ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
699g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442630093
SKU
V9781442630093
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About Marc Alain
Marc Alain is a professor in the Department of Psychoeducation at the Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres Raymond R. Corrado is a professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Susan Reid is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University.
Reviews for Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act Across Canada
Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada achieves its purpose of elucidating the complex nature of the YCJA through its inter-provincial/territorial approach...This book is a valuable read for anyone seeking to understand the youth criminal justice system because, as this collection demonstrates, the national perspective cannot tell the whole story due to the widely centralized and ... Read more