Quebec Flashcards
what is now recognized as the basis of the intervention (for youth crime) in Quebec
“Differential Intervention”
What is Differential Intervention
an approach that argues that based on the type of delinquency and the behaviours, interventions must be customized for their treatments
What are the 3 legislations that has governed the treatment for young offenders
Act for the More Speedy Trial and Punishment of Juvenile Offenders (1857)
Industrial Schools Act (1869)
- housing and education for under 14 who have been neglected
Reform School Act (1869)
- offenders under 16
What piece of legislation did Quebec use in 1908
Juvenile Delinquents Act
Describe the JDA in Quebec
- a social shift towards juvenile offenders
- children were seen as victims of their environment
- wanted to help youth while keeping them with their family
What piece of legislation did the Quebec use in 1951
School Act of Youth Protection
Describe the “school act of youth protection”
- parens patriae
- abolished reform and industrial schools (assimilating children)
When was the “Youth Protection Act” enabled and who did it deal with
In 1977, it dealt with children in need of protection and children charged with offences under the Criminal Code
When was the “Young Offenders Act” enabled
1982
What was the Alternative Measures Program (Alternative Justice Agencies)
Quebec agencies that are responsible for application of extrajudicial programs
What are extrajudicial programs?
programs that hold youth responsible for their action without having a criminal record
