See also the International Drinking and Driving Debate
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Late 2010 Topics: Extra-Judicial Measures, Prosecuting 10 Year Olds, Meaning of "Counsel", and Parents' Rights
2011 Topics: Should My Child Plead Guilty, and Prosecuting 16 and 17 Year Olds
Debates:
Young Criminals Ages 10 and 11
Extrajudicial Sanctions and Alternative Measures
Conferences under the YCJA
Young persons with poor understanding of counsel
Parents more involved in procedure of YCJA
Bail release for young persons
Knowledge of Canadian trial procedures by young persons
Recent Debates:
January 2000 (Drinking and Driving)
February 2000 (Youth Court Sentencing)
March 2000 (Handguns in High Schools)
April 2000 (Application of Force During Hockey Games)
September 2000: Ontario's Parental Responsibility Act
October 2000: Equal Treatment of Young Persons
November 2000: Canadian Alliance Position
December 2000: Petition to Demand a Referendum on Voting Age
March 2001: Raise the Drinking Age to 21
September 2001: Suspension of Civil Liberties
October 2001: Criminalization of Tobacco Possession
December 2001 Youth Criminal Justice Act Reference Page
January 2002 - Age of Criminal Responsibility
February 2002 - Child Protection or Criminal Justice Model
March 2002 - Rights Prior to and During Interrogation
April 2002 - Parents' Rights on Arrest of Child
September 2002 - School Uniforms
November 2002 Making Adults as Accountable as Young Persons
December 2002 Prosecuting 10 and 11 year olds as criminals
January 2003 Prosecuting 16 and 17 year olds as adults
February 2003 Interrogation of Young Persons
March 2003 Zero Tolerance
April 2003 Should the Age of Consent be Raised to 18?
May 2003 Young Persons Going to Jail
June 2003 Pre-emptive Strikes Against Bullies
Debates from Previous Months
Bill C-7 proposed Youth Criminal Justice Act
Criminal Lawyers' Association C-3 Written Submissions
Letman Oral Submissions re C-3 17:1120-30, 1200, 1210-15, 1235-40
Index to Justice Committee C-3 Discussions
Study by K. Higgins-Biss re Waivers of Rights
YOA information, cases, links, and materials
