Responding to Youth Crime in Canada / Carla Cesaroni, Anthony N. Doob.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cesaroni, Carla, Author.

Doob, Anthony N., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile justice, Administration of--Canada.

Juvenile justice, Administration of.

Juvenile delinquency--Canada.

Juvenile delinquency.

Canada.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 intelligently to it and to evaluate the response of the state, two sets of information must be understood. First, society must try to understand what 'youth crime' looks like in Canada. Second, in order to understand ₁ and evaluate ₁ the changes that are being made in youth justice legislation in Canada, a clear understanding of the manner in which the youth justice system currently operates is necessary."

Contents:

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?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

1-4426-9093-3

0-8020-8624-1

1-4426-8380-5

1-4426-8900-5

OCLC:

244767478