This study investigates whether judges attempt to craft proportionate proba-tion sentences under the Young Offenders Act (YOA) and the Youth Crimi-nal Justice Act (YCJA). Using two samples of probation cases- one disposed of under the YOA and the other disposed of under the YCJA- the effect of the offence on probation sentence length was investigated. The results suggest that youth court judges are more influenced by the nature of the most serious offence in the case under the YCJA than they were under the YOA. This could be seen as preliminary evidence of the effect ofs. 38(2)(c) of the YCJA, which directs judges to craft sentences that are proportionate to the seriousness of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender. La...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, like its predecessor, the Young Offenders Act, incorporates philosop...
The article is based on the study conducted in years 1979 - 85 on the group of 207 young adult offe...
Canadian legislation surrounding sentencing has been prefaced by a statement of the purposes and pri...
Sentencing is traditionally regarded as one of the most difficult and challenging functions of the c...
This study explores the sentencing impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), in contrast to t...
The pre-sentence report (PSR) has traditionally been a distinct and essential document to assist jud...
The Eighth Amendment provides that “no cruel and unusual punishment shall be inflicted.” The Supreme...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, like its predecessor, the Young Offenders Act, incorporates philosop...
The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the sentences handed down to young offenders can be ...
The focus of this paper is to identify the impact and effects that defendant characteristics, Guidel...
In this article we examine sentencing in 14 Ontario cases of possession of child pornography between...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), implemented April 1, 2003, was considered a remedy to the fla...
Media stories of violent young offenders, while rare events, “signal” to the public that youth crime...
In the past two decades, nearly every state has expanded its authority and simplified its procedures...
P(論文)This article presents a quantitative selection criterion for probation using statistical analys...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, like its predecessor, the Young Offenders Act, incorporates philosop...
The article is based on the study conducted in years 1979 - 85 on the group of 207 young adult offe...
Canadian legislation surrounding sentencing has been prefaced by a statement of the purposes and pri...
Sentencing is traditionally regarded as one of the most difficult and challenging functions of the c...
This study explores the sentencing impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), in contrast to t...
The pre-sentence report (PSR) has traditionally been a distinct and essential document to assist jud...
The Eighth Amendment provides that “no cruel and unusual punishment shall be inflicted.” The Supreme...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, like its predecessor, the Young Offenders Act, incorporates philosop...
The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the sentences handed down to young offenders can be ...
The focus of this paper is to identify the impact and effects that defendant characteristics, Guidel...
In this article we examine sentencing in 14 Ontario cases of possession of child pornography between...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), implemented April 1, 2003, was considered a remedy to the fla...
Media stories of violent young offenders, while rare events, “signal” to the public that youth crime...
In the past two decades, nearly every state has expanded its authority and simplified its procedures...
P(論文)This article presents a quantitative selection criterion for probation using statistical analys...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act, like its predecessor, the Young Offenders Act, incorporates philosop...
The article is based on the study conducted in years 1979 - 85 on the group of 207 young adult offe...
Canadian legislation surrounding sentencing has been prefaced by a statement of the purposes and pri...