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Social Science Criminology

Responding to Youth Crime in Canada

by (author) Carla Cesaroni & Anthony N. Doob

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2004
Category
Criminology, Social Work
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802088567
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $93.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802086242
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $54.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442690936
    Publish Date
    Mar 2004
    List Price
    $43.95

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In Responding to Youth Crime in Canada, Anthony Doob and Carla Cesaroni describe how Canada has been responding to youth crime in the context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, which came into force on April 1, 2003. The authors describe what is known about Canadian youth crime, and the operation of the youth justice system in the context of the changes in the law that are taking place.

The authors posit that the youth justice system has a relatively modest impact on youth crime. In order to respond intelligently to it and to evaluate the response of the state, two sets of information must be understood. First, society must try to understand what 'youth crime' looks like in Canada. Second, in order to understand - and evaluate - the changes that are being made in youth justice legislation in Canada, a clear understanding of the manner in which the youth justice system currently operates is necessary. Unlike those who look to the youth justice system to solve the problem of youth crime, the authors suggest that we should look to the youth justice system to respond appropriately to the realities of what constitutes youth crime and look elsewhere to address how one might affect the level of youth crime in our society.

About the authors

Carla Cesaroni is a doctoral candidate in the Centre of Crimology at the University of Toronto.

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Anthony Doob is a professor in the Centre of Criminology at the University of Toronto.

Anthony N. Doob's profile page