Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice ACT Across Canada Contributor(s): Alain, Marc (Editor), Corrado, Raymond R. (Editor), Reid, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1442630108 ISBN-13: 9781442630109 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | American Government - State |
Dewey: 364.360 |
LCCN: 2016303183 |
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.28 lbs) 384 pages |
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Publisher Description: Since its implementation in 2003, the Youth Criminal Justice Act has been the subject of intense political and scholarly debate. A complicated mixture of provisions intended to provide harsher punishments for serious violent crimes while encouraging positive, non-punitive interventions in less serious cases, its impact on the youth justice system remains controversial. Implementing and Working with the Youth Criminal Justice Act across Canada provides the first comprehensive, province-by-province analysis of how each Canadian jurisdiction has implemented the Act in accordance with its own history, traditions, and institutional arrangements. Drawing on in-depth interviews with probation officers, counselors, educators, and social workers, the contributors use the experiences of practitioners to offer a new analytical perspective on a complicated and contentious aspect of the Canadian justice system. Their conclusions provide vital policy and program information for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers concerned with Canada's youth justice systems. |
Contributor Bio(s): Corrado, Raymond R.: - Raymond R. Corrado is a professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Reid, Susan: - Susan Reid is a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University. Alain, Marc: - Marc Alain is a professor in the Department of Psychoeducation at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |