We have written this Manual in an effort to demystify the new Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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Written under the guidance of a National Advisory Committee comprised of child development and youth justice experts
from across Canada, this 310 page publication is available in
• Three ring binder format
[ISBN #0-921465-15-7]: $45.00, plus shipping and handling.
• Perfect bound book format, including indices
[ISBN #0-921465-17-3]: $39.00, plus shipping and handling.
Discounts are available for multiple copies.
The Manual is organized in the following manner:
SECTION 1:
INTRODUCTION • The Purpose of This Manual • Organization of Material • Responsibility for Content and Perspective
SECTION 2:
PERSPECTIVES ON YOUTH CRIME IN CANADA • Introduction • What is Youth Crime? • Risk and Protective Factors • Overview
- Types of Risk and Protective Factors
- Specific Factors:
Individual Domain
- Specific Factors:
Family Domain
- Specific Factors:
School Domain
- Specific Factors:
Peer Domain
- Specific Factors:
Neighbourhood/Community Domain
- Specific Factors:
Environmental/Societal Domain
- Societal Trends related to Risk Factors • Specific Issues and Populations
- Girls and Young Women
- Aboriginal Youth
- Racism in the Justice System
- Youth Gangs
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome • Current Trends in Youth Crime • References
SECTION 3:
AN OVERVIEW OF THE YOUTH CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM • Introduction
- History of Youth Justice in Canada
- Introduction
- Law Before the 20th Century: Children = Adults
- The Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA) of 1909 - children are
delinquents, not offenders. they need help and guidance.
- The Young Offenders Act of 1984 - Young Offenders in need of rehabilitation + Youth with special needs = YOA
- International Rights of Children of 1989
- The Emergence of the Youth Criminal Justice Act of 2002 • An Overview of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)
- Introduction
- YCJA Chapter 1: Preamble, Definitions and Principles
- YCJA Part 1: Extrajudicial Measures
- YCJA Part Two (2): Organization of Youth Criminal Justice
System
- YCJA Part 3: Judicial Measures
- YCJA Part 4: Sentencing
- YCJA Part 5: Custody and Supervision
- YCJA Part Six (6): Publication, Records and Information • A Comparison of the Young Offenders Act
and the Youth Criminal Justice Act • An Analysis of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- Introduction
- Positive Features of the YCJA
- Criticisms of the YCJA • References
SECTION 4:
PROGRAM MODELS AND APPROACHES • Introduction • An Overview of Preventing Youth Crime and Criminalization
- Priorities for Action
- The Dimensions of Prevention
- Factors and Strategies that Contribute to Positive Outcomes • Community Building Approaches
- Restorative Justice and the Youth Justice System
- Crime Prevention through Social Development • Individuals and Families
- From "Risk to "Resiliency"
- Trauma In the Lives of Young People
- Family Based Interventions
- Peer Programs
- Community Based Residential Interventions
- Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs for Young Offenders • Specific Issues and Populations
- Bullying
- Street Youth and Gangs
- Programs For Aboriginal Youth • Evaluation
- Evaluation as Part of Program Development
- Approaches to Evaluation
- Utilizing Assessment Tools to Measure Program Quality
- Ethics in Program Evaluation • Closing • References
SECTION 5:
WORKING TOGETHER • Introduction • A Healthy Communities Perspective • Getting Down to Action
- A Community Problem Solving Model
- Social Development Strategy/Communities that Care
- Healthy Communities: Healthy Youth
- A Self Regulating System of Service Delivery for Youth • Partnerships
- Police-Community Partnerships
- School-Based Prevention and Intervention
- Organizing Communities around youth violence
and youth gangs • Closing • References
SECTION 6:
YOUTH JUSTICE IN CANADA -- CHALLENGES AND ISSUES • Introduction • The Discretionary Powers of Police, Crowns and Provincial Directors • Legal Representation and Parental Responsibility • Responding to the Backgrounds of Various Types of Youth • Ensuring that custody and adult sentences are not applied too readily • Determining the Impact of the YCJA • Concluding Remarks
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A Literature Review on Youth Violence: From risk to resiliency utilizing a developmental perspective.
This 128-page perfect bound book is $20.00, plus shipping and handling. [ISBN #0-921465-18-1]
An exploration of the literature on youth violence utilizing a developmental perspective. This Review identifies the protective factors
we should be strengthening in our efforts to reduce the propensity to violence among youth. The content is current, wide ranging, and
supported with an extensive reference list. To view the organization of this Review, click here.
Community Corrections and Criminal Justice Work in Canada
A copy of this publication, available in English and French, will be provided to all agencies under contract
to Correctional Service Canada. Others may purchase directly from our office.
The CTI Canadian Training Institute, Institut Canadien Formation Inc., with the financial sponsorship of Correctional Service
Canada, has released a new publication intended to orient members of Boards of Directors, staff, volunteers, the judiciary,
the media and the community on the emergent issues within community corrections and criminal justice work in Canada.
This comprehensive orientation primer authored by Bruce Kappel with editorial assistance by Donald G. Evans and John
Sawdon was written under the guidance of an Advisory Committee comprised of Community Correctional professionals from
across Canada. [More]
On April 1st, 2003 the new Youth Criminal Justice Act became law. This Act presents enormous opportunities to energize
communities, youth serving agencies and the judicial system in diverting youth from the youth justice system into
healthy pathways of development. These opportunities however require that community agencies expand their partnerships
with police, crowns, Provincial and Territorial Ministries responsible for child welfare - youth justice - education
and health, as well as parents and community groups within their respective communities. The challenge is to create
options that address the needs of youth who come into conflict with the law which allow police and crowns to utilize
extra-judicial measures within the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Our approach in writing this manual has been to demystify to the extent possible a very complex piece of legislation. We
have also embraced the possibilities that emerge with this promising piece of legislation and the guiding principles
that when adhered to, will reduce this country's reliance on a formalized youth justice process. In doing so we
highlight the factors that promote resilience, the many promising approaches that exist nationwide and the approaches
that need to be considered in contributing to the healthy development of youth.
We have also identified the Challenges and Issues that come with proclamation of the Act and a series of strategies
that can be employed in addressing these. We have written this document and placed it within a three ring binder to
allow for additional sections to be added at a later date. Our intention is to pursue funding to create a Tools and
Resource Manual that may assist police, judiciary, youth serving agencies, youth justice committees, the media and
students involved in youth justice to contribute to the healthy development of youth as a means of reducing involvement
within our youth justice system.
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