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Juvenile Delinquents in Canada
Definition of Juvenile Delinquents Act
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Juvenile Delinquents Act: First enacted in 1908, and replaced by the Young Offenders Act in 1984, the JDA provided a welfare response to youthful delinquents. The Act was guided by the principle of attending to the best interests of the child and had the power to declare youths to be in a state of delinquency for violating the criminal code of Canada as well as a host of provincial or municipal statutes and bylaws. Certain behaviours such as incorrigibility, sexual promiscuity, and truancy could also be declared delinquent. Legal challenges to the Act in the 1960’s questioned its constitutionality (asserting that it was welfare legislation rather than criminal legislation and thus touching on provincial jurisdictions) but these were unsuccessful and the Act was declared to be criminal legislation. Changes to the Act were initiated in the 1960’s but a successful compromise was not found until 1984 after many of its provisions were found to be in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (introduced in 1982). See: STATUS OFFENCE / ULTRA VIRES related information in this encyclopedia, in the legal dictionary or in the world encyclopedia of law.
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Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Juvenile Delinquents Act. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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