young offenders act
One of the biggest questions in modern society has been this: How do you treat juvenile Delinquents? Over the last century the answer to this question has been approached in different ways. The Juvenile Delinquents Act, passed in 1908, lasted until 1982 when the Young Offenders Act replaced it. Under these Acts the children were held solely responsible for their crimes. Now parents are going to be held responsible under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. In society's quest to find a solution that will work controversial issues arise and one understands what drastic measures may need to be taken to resolve this problem. The Juvenile Delinquents Act was passed in 1908. Under this Act, children between the ages of seven and fifteen were considered innocent of all their actions. This was because it was believed that these children needed to be saved from the corruption of the adult world through the use of a kind, firm, and judicious juvenile court. (Dickinson 403). "These courts acted, in a sense, as parents for society's delinquent children - a concept that became known as parens patriae" (Dickinson 403). The innocence of children was based on the fact that they were not considered to be mature and capable enough to make the right d
The Young Offenders Act (Y.O.A.) was passed in 1982 and came into effect in 1984, to replace the Juvenile Delinquents Act. The Young Offenders Act was based on the following: "The long awaited replacement to the Young Offenders Act, to be unveiled Thursday [March 11th, 1999] is expected to hit serious offenders hard, clamp down on wayward parents and emphasize rehabilitation" (Beaubien A1). Usually a child charged with an offence under the Young Offenders Act, would have a guardian sign an agreement with the court to supervise and enforce certain conditions on the child until charges were heard (Beaubien A1). Under this new Act parents could be held accountable for their children's crimes. The parents, instead of the children, could be the ones facing the jail time if they fail to supervise their children when they're in trouble (Beaubien A1). Should parents be sent away for their children's unlawful acts? Many people don't think so: "It's totally ludicrous, totally and completely ridiculous" (Beaubien A1). The new Act is expected to lower the young offenders age at which they can receive an adult sentence from 16 down to 14. This decision, made by a youth judge, would be made after the child had been found guilty. After the child has served their time they then would be assigned mandatory probation, which was not required in the Young Offenders Act. This Act is also being c
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