Criminal Offences: Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III): Difference between revisions
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Criminal Offences: Youth Criminal Justice Act (2:III) (view source)
Revision as of 19:46, 29 August 2016
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=== 5. Pre-Trial Detention === | === 5. Pre-Trial Detention === | ||
Section 29 of the ''YCJA'' | 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: | #The young person has either: | ||
#*been charged with a serious offence (as defined in s. 2 ''YCJA''), or | #*been charged with a serious offence (as defined in s. 2 ''YCJA''), or |