TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 - GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- A SEPARATE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM
- RECOMMENDATION 1
- GUIDING PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES
- RECOMMENDATION 2
CHAPTER 3 - YOUTH OFFENDING AND PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING
- VIOLENT CRIME LEVELS
- RESPONSES TO YOUTH CRIME
- DETERRENT EFFECTS OF HARSH SENTENCES
- KNOWLEDGE OF THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM
- RECOMMENDATION 3
CHAPTER 4 - CRIME PREVENTION
- DEMONSTRATED NEED
- PRIMARY CRIME PREVENTION
- SECONDARY CRIME PREVENTION
- TERTIARY CRIME PREVENTION
- RECOMMENDATION 4
CHAPTER 5 - LIMITS OF LAW AND LEGAL RESPONSES:
THE CASE FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES
- CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM LIMITATIONS
- NEED FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES
- RECOMMENDATION 5
- FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL COST SHARING
- RECOMMENDATION 6
CHAPTER 6 - ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL
JUSTICE APPROACHES
- POLICE DISCRETION: WARNINGS
- POLICE DISCRETION: CAUTIONING
- ALTERNATIVE MEASURES
- ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE MEASURES INVOLVING VICTIMS
- FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING
- CIRCLE/COMMUNITY SENTENCING
- RECOMMENDATION 7
- YOUTH JUSTICE COMMITTEES
- RECOMMENDATION 8
CHAPTER 7 - AMENDING THE YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT
- MINIMUM AGE
- RECOMMENDATION 9
- MAXIMUM AGE
- RECOMMENDATION 10
- TRANSFERS TO ORDINARY/ADULT COURT
- RECOMMENDATION 11
- PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
- RECOMMENDATION 12
- PUBLICATION OF NAMES
- RECOMMENDATION 13
- ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENTS
- RECOMMENDATION 14
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX A - (Letter of the Minister of Justice)
APPENDIX B - (Mandate of the Committee)
APPENDIX C - (Witnesses - First Session)
APPENDIX D - (Witnesses - Second Session)
APPENDIX E - (List of facilities visited)
APPENDIX F - (List of the participants at the National Forum onYouth Crime and Justice)
APPENDIX G - (Briefs)
REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
DISSENTING OPINION OF BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS