Act Respecting Arrest, Trial, and Imprisonment of Youthful Offenders - 1984
The Act Representing Arrest, Trial, and Imprisonment of Youthful Offenders was created as a method to reform and rehabilitate juvenile offenders. The act outlined a legal process for courts that formed many opportunities for children while separating them from older criminals who would be considered a bad influence. The process was formed so that should a child under the age of 13 be charged with an offence, an officer of the children’s aid society would be informed (The International Cooperation Group, 2004). As soon as they are informed, the officer is sent to collect information on the child’s background; this helps to ensure that the best decision possible is made for the child (The International Cooperation Group, 2004). Then information is passed down to the judge, and based on the information, children would be placed in facilities such as foster care or reform schools. This ensured that children were given the best rehabilitation care possible.
The act of 1894 introduced the idea that children are often victims of circumstance rather then “actual offenders”. The act brought to light the issue that many juvenile offenders were simply mislead or misguided, a lot of which was reflected in the research brought to light by children’s aid officers. Today we continue to see how Children are treated differently then adults based on the idea that that they are more vulnerable then adults. This is currently being illustrated in the law by the fact that juveniles are given more rights then that of criminals, and that children under the age of 12 are not to be sentenced for a crime. Despite the effectiveness of the rehabilitation however, the act was still an ineffective method of preventing youth offences (The International Cooperation Group, 2004). Despite this, the information gathered through the Act Respecting Arrest, Trial, and Imprisonment of Youthful Offenders has been applied to many of the present day acts and laws, forming a basic ideal that many child laws are based off of today
The act of 1894 introduced the idea that children are often victims of circumstance rather then “actual offenders”. The act brought to light the issue that many juvenile offenders were simply mislead or misguided, a lot of which was reflected in the research brought to light by children’s aid officers. Today we continue to see how Children are treated differently then adults based on the idea that that they are more vulnerable then adults. This is currently being illustrated in the law by the fact that juveniles are given more rights then that of criminals, and that children under the age of 12 are not to be sentenced for a crime. Despite the effectiveness of the rehabilitation however, the act was still an ineffective method of preventing youth offences (The International Cooperation Group, 2004). Despite this, the information gathered through the Act Respecting Arrest, Trial, and Imprisonment of Youthful Offenders has been applied to many of the present day acts and laws, forming a basic ideal that many child laws are based off of today