Difference between revisions of "Criminal Offences under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III)"

Criminal Offences under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III) (view source)

7 bytes added , 19:46, 29 August 2016

5,109

edits

@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
 === 5. Pre-Trial Detention ===
-Section 29 of the ''YCJA'' sets out the rules of pre-trial detention. A young person cannot be detained in custody as a substitute for appropriate child protection, mental health or other social measures. A young person may only be detained in custody where the Crown has proven, on a balance of probabilities, that:
+The rules for pre-trial detention are set out in Section 29 of the ''YCJA''. A young person cannot be detained in custody as a substitute for appropriate child protection, mental health or other social measures. A young person may only be detained in custody where the Crown has proven, on a balance of probabilities, that:
 #The young person has either:
 #*been charged with a serious offence (as defined in s. 2 ''YCJA''), or