Are you searching for annotated critical analysis of major youth topics in the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), or do you need precedent-setting authorities including three recent groundbreaking Supreme Court decisions on violent offence, deterrence, and the reverse onus for presumptive offences?
Youth Criminal Justice Act manual by Peter J. Harris & Miriam H. Bloomenfeld introduces several new principles and procedural innovations intended to promote the unique priorities of youth justice.
This title contains:
- An analysis of adult sentence provisions
- A detailed review of custody and supervision
- A thorough explanation of the four custody restrictions under s. 39(1)
- Police officers’ obligation to consider an extrajudicial measure as an alternative to laying a criminal charge
- the purpose of Custody and Supervision
- A discussion of the purposes of sentencing and s. 38 factors and more
- Functions to be Exercised by Youth Justice Court
Youth Criminal Justice Act manual is available on the public access computers at all our Courthouse Libraries BC locations. Next time you’re in the library, search for the title in the library catalogue on the computers and click on the digital access link; this will take you straight to the digital title in WestlawNext Canada.
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