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A Guide to the Youth
Criminal Justice Act, 2012 Edition |
A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2012
Edition provides the text of the Act with section-by-section commentary on
legal and operational implications, for police officers, youth workers, and
anyone who wants to understand how the Act is implemented. A must have for
anyone dealing with young persons and who needs to understand how the Youth
Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) is implemented.
This book captures key
developments and features an overview of the youth criminal justice system in
Canada, a Table of Concordance of the YCJA to the Young Offenders Act, the YCJA
procedural flowchart, and other day-to-day checklists for police officers.
A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act features:
- Updated commentary references relevant cases and
highlights reactions to the YCJA from the courts and those who work with the
Act – offers expert insight on recent developments
- Full text of the legislation – allows you to
have ready access to the most current legislation
- Section-by-section commentary – allows you to
understand the legal rationale and operational issues of individual
provisions
- YCJA procedural chart – provides step-by-step
guidance
- Table of Concordance on the YCJA and the former
Young Offenders Act – allows you to identify what's changed and what has
remained the same quickly and easily
- Forms and Checklists for Police, Crown Prosecutors
and Officials – provides a handy checklist of what you can and cannot do
on arresting a young person or under arrest
- Summary of the Nunn Commission of Inquiry –
allows you to study the findings of the inquiry released in December 2006, and
comprehend its implications
- Appendices – allow you to navigate the YCJA
more easily and quick
- A detailed table on Provincial Director
Responsibilities under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Index.
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New to the 2012 edition:
- Update on latest legislative activities including
the introduction of Bill C-4 that purports to promote a "law and order" agenda
and increase the public fear of youthful offenders
- Discussion of recent key cases including:
- R. v. K.C., [2011] O.J. No. 1478 (Ont. C.A.),
where the Court of Appeal confirmed that the designation of "serious violent
offence" in s. 42(9) of the YCJA applies to both principles and parties of an
offence
- R. .v K.M. [2011] O.J. No. 1447 (Ont. C.A.),
where the court reviewed the constitutionality of taking DNA samples from young
persons pursuant to s. 119(6) of the YCJA and s. 487.051 of the Criminal
Code
- J.P. v. Canada (AG) [2010] F.C.J. No. 430
(F.C.A), where the court reviewed parole eligibility under s. 89 of the YCJA
and the Corrections and Conditional Release Act for a young person who was over
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The legislation reproduced in this consolidation is
current to the Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol. 145, No. 20 (May 14, 2011); Canada
Gazette, Part II, Vol. 145, No. 10 (May 11, 2011). |
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This is an annual publication. The 2011 edition was released
August 2010. |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Authors |
Lee Tustin, B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed., and Robert
E. Lutes, Q.C |
| Publisher |
Butterworths |
| Year of release |
2011 |
| Format |
Softcover |
| Pages Catalogue |
350 pages |
| Catalogue No. |
978-0-433-46900-1 |
| Price |
60.00$ |
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| Bilingual |
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