Shaun Babakhanians 05/13/98

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Shaun Babakhanians                                    05/13/98
The Young Offender's Act: The Past, Present, and Future

     Youth crime is a growing epidemic that affects most teenagers at one point of their
life.  They'll get in trouble with the law and their parents will find out of their mischief.
Their crime may lead to many others as they get older because they will be treated harshly
in the adult system. Thanks to acts like the Young Offenders Act, we give kids second
chances at becoming better citizens and thus, getting back on the right foot and leading the
rest of their lives happily.  Some kids are bound to become chronic lawbreakers, but the
Young Offenders Act isn't to blame for that.  The Young Offenders Act is just meant to
give the kids who make an error, a second chance.  Everybody deserves a second chance.
In the essay, facts and opinions will be stated on the main topic of lowering the Young
Offenders Act age limit to a minimum of ten years of age and to a maximum of eighteen
years old.  This is a topic under constant scrutinization and deserves to be debated over.
The Justice Minister Anne McLellan quoted the following passage about her plans with
the Young Offenders Act:  "We must send a signal today to all Canadians that there is
going to be a new youth justice regime in place."

     The Juvenile Delinquent's Act was the predecessor of the Young Offenders Act.  It
was adopted in 1908 by the federal government.  Its purpose was to change the old system
of trying children as adults and holding them over for as long as the crown wanted to.
They then decided to treat the children as  "misguided" ones, instead of criminals.
Although good intentions were meant in the act, there were extremely few guidelines and
the kids were given a variety of punishments for one offense.  There was little fairness in
the end and they ended up being treated like adults.
     During the 1960's, the child-saving movement began and there was a constant
demand for the Juvenile Delinquent's Act to be reformed.  People were complaining of too
much unfairness, corrupt judges, and poor sentencing techniques.  The House of
Commons took it into their own hands and decided to debate over the topic of a new
amendment for the Juvenile Delinquent's Act.  For almost two decades, the debating was
furious but on April 2nd, 1984, the Young Offenders Act was passed as an official act.
     The Young Offenders Act was more specific, fairer, and easier to understand than
the Juvenile Delinquent's Act.  The main...

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