Factors affecting custodial dispositions under the Young Offenders Act

1995 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Carrington ◽  
Sharon Moyer
Keyword(s):  
Young Offenders ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Young Offenders Act

The Young Offenders Act: A Revolution in Canadian Juvenile Justice

1992 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
J. Thomas Dalby ◽  
Alan W. Leschied ◽  
Peter G. Jaffe ◽  
Wayne Willis
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Young Offenders Act

Examining the Needs of Youth in Secure Custody: Why We Need to “Recreate the Wheel” in Canadian Juvenile Justice*

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 675-679
Author(s):  
Alan W. Leschied ◽  
Ken E. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Young Offender ◽  
Considerable Variability ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment ◽  
History Data ◽  
Background History ◽  
Young Offenders Act

The current study reviews the personal characteristics of 32 consecutive admissions to a secure custody centre in one southwest Ontario jurisdiction under the Young Offenders Act. Results indicated that there was considerable variability amongst the group regarding court history and the seriousness of the charge on which committal was made. Background history data suggested that the problems of youths committed to secure custody reflect considerable difficulties within families and school. The discussion questions whether the youths in this group are better served through the dispositions emphasizing custody-deterrence or rehabilitation-treatment. Implications for young offender policy are also presented.

The Young Offenders Act and Juvenile Justice in the United States: Perspectives on Recent Reform Proposals

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 45-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher P. Manfredi
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Justice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Recent Reform ◽  
Legislative Reforms ◽  
Juvenile Justice Policy ◽  
State Legislative ◽  
Young Offenders Act

Abstract Recent proposals to reform the Young Offenders Act have sought to address the difficult question of the proper response to youth who commit especially serious offences. This article evaluates these proposals from the perspective or recent developments in US juvenile justice policy that have also been designed to meet serious and chronic youth criminality. The article suggests that a series of US state legislative reforms, in which individual responsibility and system accountability replace rehabilitation as the dominant objective of juvenile justice policy, offers a comprehensive, if imperfect, model for reform.

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