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Determinator wrote:

> John Fleming wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 02:56:09 GMT, while chained to a desk in the
>> scriptorium, "X" <X@fake.email> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> $In Canada - a youth murder sentence is pretty will over with by the 
>>> time a $youth turns 18 so they can have a clean adult record.  Sad, 
>>> but true.  Back $a few years ago - a youth broke into a church, 
>>> murdered the priest for a few $bucks, in youth detention until 18, 
>>> then released.  Name held secret.
>>
>>
>>
>> That's one of the sad things about our youth justice system.  Kids can
>> get away, almost literally, with murder.
>>
> A decade that would be true however these days I would disagree... for 
> serious crimes more youth are being tried as an adult.

It is much easier to do this under the Youth Justice Act than it was 
under the Young Offenders Act

>
>> I'd like to see kids who have been in trouble with the law three times
>> automatically transfered to adult court and treated as adults.  That
>> means adult sentences.  That also means, ta da, getting their names
>> published in the paper as well.
>
> It's called "dangerous offender" and it's already being done in Alberta.

It is done all accross Canada under the YJA - the Crown must apply for it.

>
>> If we aren't getting through their thick skulls the first couple of
>> times around, then we need to take steps to protect the public.
>
>
> I believe Stats Canada says that youth crime rates are on a general 
> decline over past twenty years.

Yup, and not just Stats Can.  This is supported by a significant amount 
of independent research done by universities.  The rough estimate is 
that youth crime is down between 20 - 30% over the last 20 years. 
However, other studies show that media coverage of youth crime is up by 
approximately the same amount.  Crime against seniors is also down, but 
seniors are more afraid than ever to leave their homes for fear of 
becoming a victim.  Guess what, media coverage on crime against seniors 
is also up.


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