Foreword by Judge Heino Lilles, Yukon Territorial Court
Preface
CHAPTER 1: Responding to Youth Crime in Canada
CHAPTER 2: Principles for Responding to Youth Offending
CHAPTER 3: Jurisdiction of the Youth Justice Court
CHAPTER 4: Arrest, Police Questioning, and Pre-trial Detention
CHAPTER 5: Diversion and Extrajudicial Measures
CHAPTER 6: Lawyers in the Youth Justice Process
CHAPTER 7: The Youth Justice court Process
CHAPTER 8: Sentencing Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
CHAPTER 9: Adult Sentencing for Youths
CHAPTER 10: Canadian Youth Crime in Context - Sanjeev Anand and Nicholas Bala
Glossary
Table of Cases
Index
This timely book, by one of Canada’s leading scholars of youth justice, is a succinct and authoritative introduction to an important, controversial area of Canadian law. Our response to young persons who violate criminal law is profoundly significant not simply for those who are directly involved in the process, but also for society as a whole.