Youth Justice System

• Supreme Court sets standard for Crown on seeking adult sentences for youth

  Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, youth have what is known as diminished moral culpability, a principle the Crown must argue doesn't apply to a specific offender.

  Crime

  Jul 18, 2025
  
• Can youth ever be sentenced as adults? How the law works in Canada

  A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault with a weapon on an eight-year-old girl that was originally believed to be an animal attack.

  Crime

  Jul 10, 2025
  
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• Children in welfare system most likely to enter youth justice system: U of M study

  The study shows that nearly one-third of children who spent any amount of time in the care of Child and Family Services (CFS) were charged with a crime between the ages of 12 and 17.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2020