Youth and the law
Subtitle: new approaches to criminal justice and child protection
By: Laurence M. Olivo, Ralph Cotter and Rebecca Bromwich
Contributors: Cotter, Ralph, 1964-; Bromwich, Rebecca
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Police foundations program; Police foundations program
Publisher: Emond Montgomery Publications; Emond Montgomery Publications Limited
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781552392102; 9781552390788
Subjects: Administration of Juvenile justice; Textbooks; Juvenile delinquency; Justice pour mineurs; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Administration; Délinquance juvénile
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The roots of youth criminality : patterns, motivations, and prevention; title: ch. 1. Youth crime : perceptions and realities; title: ch. 2. Youth crime : patterns and causes; title: ch. 3. Prevention and rehabilitation programs to control youth crime : what works?; title: pt. 2. Legislative approaches : outside the justice system; title: ch. 4. The Child and Family Services Act; title: ch. 5. Youth and provincial offences; title: pt. III. Legislative approaches : inside the justice system; title: ch. 6. Early initiatives : the Juvenile Delinquents Act and the Young Offenders Act; title: ch. 7. The Youth Criminal Justice Act : principles and structure; title: ch. 8. Police procedures and the youthful suspects : extrajudicial measures, charging, arrest, and interviewing; title: ch. 9. The pre-trial period; title: ch. 10. The trial of a young accused; title: ch. 11. Sentencing; title: pt. IV. Emerging trends in the youth criminal justice system; title: ch. 12. Restorative justice and the young offender; title: ch. 13. Emerging issues and youth crime : changing social realities and public perceptions; title: Appendix: Youth Criminal Justice Act.