Youths are an unique group in the legal system. In Queensland, there are specific laws and sections of laws specifically created to relate to young people. These laws are purposefully created to protect the futures of young people. This essay will cover two laws that affect youths in relation to Martin's day, an analysis on the purpose and objectives of the laws and an evaluation on the effectiveness at meeting the aims. One issue that youths of the society face today is in relation to employment. The law in relation to work can be found in Child Employment Act 2006 (Qld) and Child Employment Regulation 2006 (Qld). Child Employment Act 2006 (Qld) s7 states that a school-aged child is a child who is under 16 years of age; and is required to …show more content…
They exist due to the fact that teenagers are not old enough to make responsible decisions and understand the consequences, as their brains are not fully developed. These laws are made to meet and fulfil the purposes of the Youth Justice Act 1992 (Qld). The first main purpose is to help these young people become functioning members of the society. The youth system is designed to focus on rehabilitation, as they do not want to ruin the offender's future. As a result, there are programs in place to help children in danger of recidivism such as aggression replacement training to prevent such events from happening. There are also court-ordered programs such as: graffiti removal orders and programs, conditional bail programs, community service orders, probation orders, supervised release orders, conditional release orders, intensive supervision orders, and, court ordered camps, and as a last resort, youth detention (Queensland Government, 2016). These programs help the offender to accept responsibility for their actions and to rehabilitate their behaviour to allow them to become functioning members of society. The second purpose of the youth justice system is to protect young people. DrinkWise Australia states that "…Drinking alcohol as a teenager disrupts brain development during a critical phase of growth…". The youth drinking laws limits the ability of youths to drink to allow the …show more content…
There are laws about specific issues such as employment and underage drinking that greatly affect and regulate activities and behaviours youths can participate in, as discussed through Martin's Day scenario. The objectives the law include protection and rehabilitation to guide young persons to become functioning members of society. Although the laws exist for good reasons, the effectiveness of the laws can be questioned. This is due to inconsistencies in punishments and age limits. Queensland should amend some the laws to fix the inconsistencies and increase the effectiveness of the
Explain how current and relevant legislation and policy affects work with children and young people.
They are easily influenced and can be molded into better individuals at this age point. That is why Youth Justice System subjects young offenders to consequences like counselling and community service for his or her offence instead of just locking them up as hopeless cases. This way can steer them clear from the life of crime and promote the long term protection of the society.
Youth and juvenile crime is a common and serious issue in current society, and people, especially parents and educators, are pretty worried about the trend of this problem. According to Bala and Roberts, around 17% of criminals were youths, compared to 8% of Canadian population ranging between 12 to 18 years of age between 2003 and 2004 (2006, p37). As a big federal country, Canada has taken a series of actions since 1908. So far, there are three justice acts in the history of Canadian juvenile justice system, the 1908 Juvenile Delinquents Act, the 1982 Young Offenders Act, and the 2003 Youth Criminal Justice Act. In Canada, the judicial system and the principle of these laws have been debated for a long time. This paper will discuss how
Sentencing youth offenders has a different criterion then sentencing an adult as the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) has a set of principles and guidelines, which judges must follow. Sentencing is a process where a youth is either found guilty or has pleaded guilty and a judge will decide on an appropriate consequence (Justice Education Society, 2017). The process ensures youth are held accountable for their actions, focusing on a rehabilitative, or reintegrated approach. There are many ways a youth offender can be sentenced. Section 42(2) of the YCJA defines and explains sentencing options for youth offenders.
The criminal justice system approaches young offenders through unique policies to address the challenges of dealing with juvenile offending. They take special care when dealing with juveniles in order to stop them from repeat offending and stop any potential bad behaviour which could result in future. Juveniles have the highest tendency to rehabilitate and most adopt law-abiding lifestyles as they mature. There are several factors influencing juvenile crime including psychological and social pressures unique to juveniles, which may lead to an increase in juvenile’s risks of contact with the criminal justice system.
In Spring 2009, three offenders, all in grade eleven , set two houses is Sherwood park on fire. The youth criminal justice Act (YCJA) provided opportunities for them to reintegrate and rehabilitate, instead of throwing them in jail. YCJA covers kids between the ages twelve to seventeen years old. It 's purpose is to handle youth offenders more differently than adults because of their undeveloped minds. The YCJA was released back in 2003. By protecting the rights and providing Youth Canadians the support they need, the YCJA benefits the offenders in a positive way. The act gentrust the youth a second chance to make sure they don 't reoffend by rehabilitating and reintegrating them. Also youth over the age 14 years can get an adult sentence if necessary. Therefore, the YCJA is an effective law because it supports everyone; youth will acquire the help they need and Public Safety is insured.
Youth crime is a growing epidemic that affects most teenagers at one point in their life. There is no question in society to whether or not youths are committing crimes. It has been shown that since 1986 to 1998 violent crime committed by youth jumped approximately 120% (CITE). The most controversial debate in Canadian history would have to be about the Young Offenders Act (YOA). In 1982, Parliament passed the Young Offenders Act (YOA). Effective since 1984, the Young Offenders Act replaced the most recent version of the Juvenile Delinquents Act (JDA). The Young Offenders Act’s purpose was to shift from a social welfare approach to making youth take responsibility for their actions. It also addressed concerns that the paternalistic
The overwhelming majority of juveniles are involved in impulsive or risky, even delinquent behaviors during their teenage years. However, the majority go on to become very productive citizens who do not commit crimes. In order for this to continue the government established the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) which gives young offenders a chance to better themselves, and. By doing so, the YCJA helps teach youth that their actions are unacceptable and the punishments imposed are lesser then an adult. Through the analysis of their unacceptable actions, lesser punishments and a better future, it is clear that YCJA is highly effective at giving youth a better chance in society.
If one is charged with a crime then the eighteen year old is no longer tried in juvenile court; he is tried as an adult. In reality, an eighteen, nineteen, and twenty year old can do just about everything that a twenty-one year old can do, except legally consume alcohol. Who is to say that en eighteen, nineteen, or twenty-year old is not mature enough to properly consume alcohol? Previous research suggests that when there is a more strenuous alcohol policy there will be lower alcohol abuse and consumption among teens (Grube, Kypri, and Paschall 1850). This actually causes teens to feel the need to rebel instead of the thought of teens abusing the privilege. This is a rather immature personality trait to have as a teenager, but there might actually be a reduction in drinking because teens are no longer being rebellious and breaking the law. The whole point of “becoming an adult” is to give them the ability to take responsibility for their own actions, so why should we not let them?
A lot of Canadian youth face issues such as living in poverty, living in violent neighbourhoods and sometimes that leads to them becoming young offenders. In order to help these youth become positive contributing parts of Canadian society the impact that the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Safe Streets and Communities Act has had on them must be studied. Therefore this essay will address the questions of whether the purpose of the legislation we have to deal with youth offenders is to rehabilitate youth or punish them, and whether or not the method being used by the Canadian government is effective in allowing young offenders to create and lead a stable life after being released from jail. This paper will argue that the main goal of the
We learned about the origins of the Youth Criminal Justice Act created around 2003 and how it was proceeded by both the Juvenile Delinquents Act and the Young Offenders Act. The Youth Criminal Justice Act was created with many amendments and reforms. We learned that young offenders are given conditional discharges where they will not receive a criminal record. Key Themes Assignment
Within this paper the writer will be discuss the public policy on Juvenile Justice Reform. Within the paper the writer will describe the issue, tell if the policy a regulatory or legislative-initiated policy, and who initiated the issue or policy. Also the writer will discuss is there a constitutional issue, and how will the issue or policy affect the community, the accused, and the victims and a conclusion at the end of the paper.
Young people represent the future of society. Consequently, they deserve respect and support while they develop in order to maintain a fair and just society. Therefore, it is the juvenile justice system’s responsibility to establish institutions and legislation to protect the important role that young people play in society. The system should also be driven by welfare and justice concerns as young people have special needs in regards to their age, and their physical, emotional and social development. It is essential that these welfare and justice concerns are addressed effectively by the system in order for young people to flourish. This essay will firstly assess the NSW juvenile justice system in regards to its treatment of young offenders in detention, in conjunction with its obligations under domestic and international law. Additionally, this essay will analyse evidence of welfare and justice concerns for youth offenders in detention in NSW. And furthermore, this essay will analyse the implications of youth detention on young offender’s and society. And ultimately argue that the NSW contemporary juvenile justice system is not driven by welfare and justice concerns. Given the fact that NSW has the highest rate of youth detention in Australia, and that there is overwhelming evidence to support the idea that youth detention carries detrimental physical and psychological consequences. Furthermore, the NSW juvenile justice system is not upholding the fact that young people
Experts may argue that youth between the ages of 12-17 years have not reached appropriate maturity levels to make wise decisions. However society has given privileges and responsibilities to these same youth such as being left at home alone, babysitting, operating dirt bikes, four wheelers, snowmobiles, and watercrafts as well as obtaining a valid driver’s license. With these, they are considered young adults and since they want to be treated as such. Should accept the adult consequences for their behaviours. “Offenders need to be held accountable for their actions” (Centre for research on youth at risk of youth
By 2003 Canada had created the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) to appropriately respond to delinquent youths. By creating this their goal is to: reintegrate and rehabilitate, be fair and proportionate accountability that is consistent with the greater dependency of young persons and their reduced level of maturity, make sure youth is being treated fairly and their rights are protected among a variety of other tasks (Government of Canada, 2016). As a society, we are always observing for factors to explain these behaviors to reduce anomie. Theorist