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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
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