Young Offenders
Gee, Travis. "Buyer Beware: A consumer's guide to reading and understanding correctional research (Part III)." [http://198.103.98.138/crd/forum/e07/e071.htm#a]. January 1995.
Travis Gee talks of the many problems in the understanding of the social science of crime and the proper research needed to throughly understand a case or subject. Aspects of criminal behaviour are reviewed.
Hung, Kwing. Lipinski, Stan. " Questions and Answers on youth and justice." [http://198.103.98.138/crd/forum/e07/e071.htm#b]. January 1995.
Stan Lipinski and Kwing Hung give the many facts and supporting data on the problem concerning Canadian youth crime. The dangers of the growing youth crime is emphasized. The relationship between youth and adult crime is addressed in respects of the change over a period of 6 years.
Wormith, L.S. " The Youth Management Assessment: Assessment of young offenders at risk of serious reoffending." [http://198.103.98.138/crd/forum/e07/e071.htm#g]. January 1995.
L.S Wormith talks of the ineffectiveness of current rehabiliation programs for juvenile youths referring with supporting data, crime trends, and opinion. Suggestions are also made, exploring the many possible alternative concerning junvenile youth rehabilitation.
Kirvan, Mary-Anne. "Canada's youth justice system-under review." [http://198.103.98.138/crd/forum/e07/e071.htm#l]. January 1995.
Mary-Anne Kirvan reviews the mnay changes that have been made to the Young Offenders Act and interprets the goals and different aspects of the act which should be reviewed, considered and changed. Her view is mainly in rough form with research still needed.
Leschied, Alan. "The Young Offenders Act in review: A more than modest proposal for change." [http://198.103.98.138/crd/forum/e07/e071.htm#k]. January 1995.
Alan Leschied talks of the transitional stage between the Juvenile Deliquents Act and the Young Offenders Act in Canadian law. The basic principles of the Young Offenders Act is highlighted and the changes from the transition are noted and reviewed.
Prevention and Children Committee. Picture of Crime in Canada. Toronto, On.: National Crime Prevention Council, 1995.
Statistics on crime in Canada is the basis of this report. Information varies between the relationship between the criminal and victim to the studies on youth crime in Calgary. Many stats are used to inform the reader of the many ways to prevent and understand crime.
Dial a Law. " Young Offenders and the Criminal Law- TAPE 840." [http://www.acjnet.org./dialalaw/bc/bc840.html]. January 1996.
A transcript of a lawyers speech on the procedural law concerning the Young Offenders Act and youth arrest procedures. Basic rights and information are contained to teach youths how to deal with police in a real situation.
Regan, Tom. [http://www.cfn.cs.dal.ca/Media/TodaysNews/listserv/regan-l/256.html]/ "The Young Offender's Act and Protecting Identities." Private e-mail message to multiple recipients of list, [*.*]. 19 April 1995.
A column talking of the pressures the goverment has recieved concerning the effectiveness of the Young Offenders Act in a murder of a cabbie in Edmonton by two teens. The case talks of the ineffectiveness of the act in this case.
Biss, Stephen. "The Great Young Offenders Debate." [http://www.orbonline.net/~biss/pages/tgyad.htm]. December 1996
Proposals of changes in the Young Offenders Act are made monthly by Stephen Bliss. He is a practicing lawyer and his proposals are open to suggestion by all. The views of many people ,such as lawyers, judges, students, are posted.