Responding to youth crime in Canada /
"The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation of the youth justice system in the context of the changes in the law that are taking place. The authors posit that the youth justice system has a relatively modest impact on youth crime. In order to respond intell...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto, Ont. :
University of Toronto Press,
©2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Youth crime and youth justice
- Why have a separate youth justice system?
- The youth justice system and very young children
- The nature of youth crime
- Youth crime, special issues : gangs, schools, and recidivists
- Trends in youth crime : has youth crime increased in the past few years?
- Getting the case to court
- Transfers to adult court : treating children as adults
- Sentencing of youths
- The impact of custody
- How do we best approach the problem of youth crime?