Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Youth Justice (2:I)"

The ''YCJA'' was amended by Bill C-10 (“''The Safe Streets and Communities Act''”) on October 23, 2012. One change to the YCJA in Bill C-10 is that individual deterrence and denunciation of unlawful conduct was added as a sentencing principle. It  also sets out that youths are presumed to have diminished moral culpability or blameworthiness in comparison to adult offenders. Furthermore, Bill C-10 states that the youth justice system is intended to protect the public by holding young persons convicted of offences accountable through using proportionate measures, promoting rehabilitation and reintegration, and preventing crime by directing youths to programs that  address underlying causes of their actions. Bill C-10 also sets out definitions for a “serious offence” and a “violent offence” which are  broader than previous definitions given in the case law.