TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2 - GUIDING PRINCIPLES

A SEPARATE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM

RECOMMENDATION 1

GUIDING PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES

RECOMMENDATION 2

CHAPTER 3 - YOUTH OFFENDING AND PUBLIC
UNDERSTANDING

VIOLENT CRIME LEVELS

RESPONSES TO YOUTH CRIME

DETERRENT EFFECTS OF HARSH SENTENCES

KNOWLEDGE OF THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM

RECOMMENDATION 3

CHAPTER 4 - CRIME PREVENTION

DEMONSTRATED NEED

PRIMARY CRIME PREVENTION

SECONDARY CRIME PREVENTION

TERTIARY CRIME PREVENTION

RECOMMENDATION 4

CHAPTER 5 - LIMITS OF LAW AND LEGAL RESPONSES:
THE CASE FOR COMMUNITY RESOURCES

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM LIMITATIONS

NEED FOR INCREASED COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES

RECOMMENDATION 5

FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL COST SHARING

RECOMMENDATION 6

CHAPTER 6 - ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL
JUSTICE APPROACHES

POLICE DISCRETION: WARNINGS

POLICE DISCRETION: CAUTIONING

ALTERNATIVE MEASURES

ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE MEASURES INVOLVING VICTIMS

FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCING

CIRCLE/COMMUNITY SENTENCING

RECOMMENDATION 7

YOUTH JUSTICE COMMITTEES

RECOMMENDATION 8

CHAPTER 7 - AMENDING THE YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT

MINIMUM AGE

RECOMMENDATION 9

MAXIMUM AGE

RECOMMENDATION 10

TRANSFERS TO ORDINARY/ADULT COURT

RECOMMENDATION 11

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

RECOMMENDATION 12

PUBLICATION OF NAMES

RECOMMENDATION 13

ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENTS

RECOMMENDATION 14

RECOMMENDATIONS

APPENDIX A - (Letter of the Minister of Justice)

APPENDIX B - (Mandate of the Committee)

APPENDIX C - (Witnesses - First Session)

APPENDIX D - (Witnesses - Second Session)

APPENDIX E - (List of facilities visited)

APPENDIX F - (List of the participants at the National Forum onYouth Crime and Justice)

APPENDIX G - (Briefs)

REQUEST FOR GOVERNMENT RESPONSE

DISSENTING OPINION OF BLOC QUÉBÉCOIS

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS