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The Juvenile Delinquents Act (French: Loi sur les jeunes délinquants), SC 1908, c 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime. The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses, including the government assuming control of juvenile offenders.
The Young Offenders Act replaced the earlier Juvenile Delinquents Act enacted in 1908.. The Act established the national age of criminal responsibility at 12 years old, and said that youths can be prosecuted only if they break a law of the Criminal Code (previously, youths could be prosecuted or punished solely on the grounds that it was in the youth's best interests).
A Psycho-Educational Study of Juvenile Delinquents During Residential Treatment (1976) Richard Ernest Tremblay OC FRSC (born November 23, 1944) [ 1 ] is a Canadian child psychologist and Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Montreal , where he holds the Canada Research Chair in child development .
Juvenile delinquency and school dropout are a significant problem in Canada. In 2010 37% of youth self-reported engaging in one or more delinquent behaviors such as acts of violence, acts against property, and the sale of drugs. Canadian boys are twice as likely as girls to engage in violent behavior but about equal in crimes against property.
Juvenile delinquency, also known as juvenile offending, is the act of participating in unlawful behavior as a minor or individual younger than the statutory age of majority. [1] These acts would otherwise be considered crimes if the individuals committing them were older. [ 2 ]
The Nova Scotia Youth Centre was built in response to the Young Offenders Act, which came into force in 1984.It opened in July 1988 with a capacity of 120. [1] [2]In the 1990s, Waterville consistently operated over capacity.
The Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study was the first large-scale randomised experiment in the history of criminology. [1] It was commissioned in 1936 by Dr. Richard Cabot, a Boston physician who proposed an experiment to evaluate the effects of early intervention in preventing or reducing rates of juvenile delinquency. It was started in 1939 by ...
Youth intervention providers work with young people to help them become engaged and contributing members of the community. Typically, youth intervention programs work with young people between 6 and 18 years of age, but may also work with young people between 18 and 24 years of age.