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Yasir Hussaini

In my opinion I think the (YCJA) has bad and good things for the society.

(1)       I think we all know what teenagers are. because we are all teenagers and we think we are the boss of everything so sometimes we do stupid things and not think about it before it’s too late. That’s why I think the (YCJA) is good. It gives the teenagers or kids under the age of 12 or 10 a second chance, and I a pretty sure after that the kids won’t repeat their mistakes again.

(2)       The reason why it’s also bad for the society is because now the kids know that they won’t get into too much trouble as an adult would. So they will repeat what they did was wrong again and think that the (YCJA) will give them a light punishment. I think that the kids or teenagers should be warned first and second time but the third time they should be under a heavier punishment.

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I believe that it is bad for society for 3 reasons
1. For children our age or older should know the right or wrong. They should also know what the allowed to do and what not to do.
2. Another reason could be if someone 14 years old causes harm physically or emotionally to someone else and may lead to murder or suicide they should own up to what they did and should take full responsibilities for their actions.
3. And for the final reason that this is bad for society could be if they keep doing the same crime and getting off the hook it won’t help anyone not even the person who committed the best way to help would be giving them the right punishment so that some type of crime they committed won’t happen again.

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Maya Guretski I think that the youth criminal system is good for the society. I think so because:The youth criminal system provides young children a second chance when they make mistakes, or do something wrong by giving them a warning, or only giving them a minor punishment. Another reason I think the youth criminal system is good for the society, is because it doesn’t put kids in danger. For example, if a kid commits a crime, they aren’t put in prison because that is where older, more dangerous criminals are kept, like murderers and rapists which could put clueless kids making bad choices into danger. The system is also great because it is fair to young kids who are immature and don’t know any better than to break the law. It is fair because kids don’t think the same as adults, which means that decisions that were made when people were younger shouldn’t affect the person’s life.

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Maya Guretski I think that the youth criminal system is good for the society. I think so because:The youth criminal system provides young children a second chance when they make mistakes, or do something wrong by giving them a warning, or only giving them a minor punishment. Another reason I think the youth criminal system is good for the society, is because it doesn’t put kids in danger. For example, if a kid commits a crime, they aren’t put in prison because that is where older, more dangerous criminals are kept, like murderers and rapists which could put clueless kids making bad choices into danger. The system is also great because it is fair to young kids who are immature and don’t know any better than to break the law. It is fair because kids don’t think the same as adults, which means that decisions that were made when people were younger shouldn’t affect the person’s life.

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I think the youth criminal Justice system has good and bad things for the society for many different reasons.

1.     One way I think it is good for society is that it gives teenagers who aren’t always able to think things clearly in the moment, a second chance. It wont ruin a teenager’s reputation for their future when looking for a job, applying for school, etc.

2.     A reason that the act could be bad for society, would be that no matter what crime it is, any person can commit that crime or worse over and over. Even though it is a kid that did it any adult is able to do the exact thing and I think people shouldn’t be treated special just because they are younger.

3.     I also think it is a bad thing because the punishments do seem a little “light” so lots of teenagers committing minor crimes wont worry about getting caught again because there wont be a lot of consequences for that person.

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Question:
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) treats offences committed by youths (under 18) differently than it treats adults who commit similar offences.
Do you think this is a good or bad for society? Explain your position giving at least three reasons for your beliefs.

Answer:

I think that the YCJA is bad for society, for one very clear reason, it isn’t equal. This act works on the reasoning that because of age, we should treat people differently, even if they’re only a few years from adulthood in some cases. I don’t understand how anyone, even children, can be allowed to be treated better then the general population. If a teenager commits a crime, the worst that can happen is a few years in a supervised centre, even if that crime would give an adult a l5 year sentence. If I were to commit a serious crime, like murder, I wouldn’t even go to jail, I would likely be on some form of probation, which is ridiculous.

By using these lax punishments, people are not afraid of the law, and they won’t obey the law. The threat of jailtime is a serious one, so by limiting our capabilities to punish criminals, we give them a sort of security, knowing that they’ll still be free, no matter what they do. These thoughts are dangerous, as they will be more likely to commit more severe crimes, if there is no threat of punishment. In a way, by protecting them, we are hurting them, and ruining their chances at having a normal crime-free life.

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I think that the Youth Criminal Justice Act is bad for society because for 3 reasons.
1. I think that at the age of 14 or older you have some responsibility for your actions and know what’s right and wrong. Also, they should be mature at that age and know what is allowed and not allowed and what makes the society better. They should understand by now the crimes they’re committing that it can possibly be dangerous for yourself but for the others around you. Can also have serious consequences in the future.
2. The punishments are not that bad and that’s the reason why teens are always committing the same crimes repeatedly because they get away with it and have punishments that are easy to deal with. Also, some of these punishments such as community service or a fine might not teach them their lesson instead they could have made them angrier and continue what they were doing until 18. And they could also be used to this kind of behaviour like stealing, shoplifting, robbery, etc. and in the future, they might commit more crimes that are serious like killing someone.
3. There also might be serious crimes that they committed but gotten away with because they’re under 18. There can be more danger if they are not punished hard enough. If they don’t punish them with actual punishments then they might cause more danger for other people.

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The three reasons why I think the Youth Criminal Justice Act is good for the society are one, even if the penalties are minor, it could still help guide those youth or teens that are causing trouble. If they don’t do anything, kids may keep doing crimes because their wrong doings aren’t being acknowledged. Second, a teacher told us that kids at the age of 13 or 14, basically teens, aren’t at the stage of their life where their brains aren’t fully developed so they wouldn’t always know what right decision to make and what consequences they would receive, whether good or bad. So, if teens make a mistake or do a crime, YCJA could correct their fault, even a little correction could help. Finally, YCJA isn’t that much of a bad idea because since our brains aren’t fully developed, we need guidance (other than parents) and YCJA can contribute a little because even though they don’t offer strict penalties, it is better than having no penalties at all.

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Question:
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) treats offences committed  by youths (under 18) differently than it treats adults who commit similar offences.
Do you think this is a good or bad for society? Explain your position giving at least three reasons  for your beliefs.

Answer: I think that youth criminal justice act is bad for our society because the (YCJA) treats people in different ways for the same crimes they commuted , i think that (YCJA) "punishments" for under 18 children needs to be way more strict because if someone who was over 18 did something similar could end up in prison while the kid goes home free.
Everyone makes mistakes once in a while but if the (YCJA) "punishments" are not even a bit strict i think that more of teenagers will do it because they think they'd get away with it so easy.
Also there could be some serious crimes like murder that a teen commuted then what? are they just going to let him go like nothing happened.

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I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act is bad for society because kids/teens need to learn that if they commit a crime, there will be consequences but the YCJA is teaching kids that since they’re under the age of 18, they can do whatever they want without dealing with punishment. I think its also bad for society because without real punishment kids could take in the idea that its ok to commit a crime making it more common for them to do it. Also, teens are going to become adults in a couple years so they should be prepared for adulthood and for the rest of their lives. The world (in most cases) isn’t going to let people off so easy so teens should be taught, no matter what age or gender you are, you should be treated mostly the same. YCJA is sending out the wrong message and teaching teens differently.

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Q. The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) treats offences committed  by youths (under 18) differently than it treats adults who commit similar offences.
Do you think this is a good or bad for society? Explain your position giving at least three reasons  for your beliefs.
In my opinion i think The Youth Criminal Justice Act is bad for the society because
1)The teenager  should know his/he responsibilities when they turn 14 or 15. At this age the person should also know what is good for their society and what is not good for the society. Also teenagers are mature enough to think and act like an adult, they should know the consequences of committing a crime so they should be treated little bit like an adult because the he/she is still learning and they will learn as they get  older.
My second reason would be that the punishment are not enough because  if the person did  some kind of a crime he/she should get some heavy punishment or else he/she won’t change. And no one can change by reprimand the person and also he/she will still going to repeat the same thing he/she did over and over again.
Finally,  he/she could do some serious crime such as crime especially in youth age because he/she know that he/she won’t get in trouble and no one can stop them because their just teenagers. He/she could do more serious stuff till they turn 18 because in this age they can go to the jail for doing serious crimes.
In conclusion, the Youth Criminal Justice Act i thnk is bad for the society becaue instead of protecting the teenagers i think we are putting them in danger by not punish those who did those crime.

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I think that the Youth Criminal Justice Act is bad for the society because…

1.       It is bad for the society because if you are a teenager you should know your own responsibility’s and wrongs and right toward yourself and other people. Once you’re a teenager you aren’t going have anymore big changes in yourself from when you become an adult, so teenagers should be treated like adults. Which means they should also have similar punishments to them to.

2.       It Is also bad because there isn’t a difference in an adult killing someone and a youth killing someone, so there shouldn’t be a difference in the punishment they give to adults and to teens. Its not fair that adult must go to jail and teens just get off easy.

3.       Another reason that YCJA is bad for the society is because if teens keep getting off easy there going to keep doing bad stuff because they know that there isn’t a bad consequence in doing so. Teenagers can do a much of bad until they turn 18 because when you are 18 you can then go to jail if you do anything bad or illegal.

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I think the YCSJ is bad for the society because

1. 1. At 13 a kid knows what he or she is doing, can decide to do the right thing or the wrong thing, has the choice of choosing good or bad friends all these factors make a child intellectually dependent and at 13 you can think on your own as a teenager who is going to be an adult in a few years to come and when kids do the wrong thing they should be reprimanded even if it means putting them in jail . When a kid kills and is not taken to jail but given community service such kids after the community service can decide to be a worsened murder and this teen age is a period where people form their career , set goals on what they want to be in future, discover likes and dislikes, talents etc. If such kid that has killed once and was not taken to jail . Such kid can discover that he or she likes handling guns , finds pleasure in taking people's life and nurses the idea of becoming a murderer in future or even a serial killer in future then what happens to the society we all become endangered.  Terrorist, rapists, murderers and hardened criminals did not just wake up to decide to be a criminal they must have nursed the idea of becoming one from when they were teenagers and all this ideas start coming up when they shop lift, bully fellow students , vandalise properties and when they get caught by the police all they get is community service or volunteer service or pay fine !!!!!! It is very wrong hey should be put in jail so they can suffer for their actions and not corrupt other people. In other countries when a child does such things they get to go to juvenile till they are 18 and when they turn 18 they go straight to jail depending on their crime. I think Canada should also adopt this style of punishment for young youths who decide to misbehave because I see no reason why you should .

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I think the youth criminal justice act is bad for the society. Adequate protection for minors should be, but there should be a scale, a child who has not seen the world, children without a form called the right values, from a humanitarian point of view, the law should not be deprived of his life, but if the child was caused to other persons not related and throughout their life’s in irreparable harm it must have the punishment. 3 reason for this point.

1. the “punishment” lightly not make them to change and think about their offence. they think it is easy to finish the punishment and doesn’t effect my life, I still can do what I want to do. and he/she will mad at the victim, he will do the same thing for the victim when he finish punishment. the punishment can’t make them better.

2. if they kill people still just have punishment? This is not consistent with common sense, everyone should be responsible for their mistakes,moreover he killed a person. what a damage for the family who’s son or daughter was killed by someone. And they can’t let the kids go to the jail just have a punishment. this is not fair for the parents who lost the child. I think they need to go to the jail, To confess his sins.

3. As a teenager is have the ability to think,  and Identify do exactly right or wrong. no one can make a decision for you , you have you own brain. so you have to Take the consequences when you do the wrong thing. because no one Forcing you to do it, when people growth is easy to make mistakes especially during adolescence so you have to think about it before you do it.

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I think this is a bad society
1. if their bullies who bully kids until they commit suicide, I think they should at least go to prison for more than 5 years than going to do community service for a year.
2. Another reason this is bad for the society is because some one could shoplift and they could keep on doing it again and again and again till they turn 18 then they could possibly go to jail or get fined.
3. Lastly, kids should be mature enough when their a teenager so they should  know whats allowed and whats not allowed to do in the society. That's why i think this is a bad society.

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I fell that the YCJA is bad for society, one of the biggest reasons I believe this is that the “punishments” are not harsh enough a reprimand is not enough to convince someone to change. I also feel that the YCJA is not good because when your young and very impressionable you need to learn that you will need to take responsibility for your actions later in life and face the consequences, which like I mentioned in my last point won’t be that lenient. It’s also bad for society because there’s nothing stopping these kids for continuing to do the same thing repeatedly, they are still free to keep committing crimes. Finally, the YCJA is almost encourages crime among youth because they know there won’t be serious consequences. Over all the Youth Criminal Justice Act does nothing to help stop crime and does nothing to punish those who commit crimes.

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Personally, I think the youth criminal justice act is bad for the society for 3 reasons.
1.A person should be responsible for theirselves at the age of 14. At this age, they know what career do they want, what is their hobbies, and who do they like. At this point, they're 80% shaped and won't change much later in life. If they have the rage to commit crime at this age and no heavy punishments are done, the chances of them changing is very low especially because they are rebellious and will do the opposite of what you are saying. So instead of arresting them now, why should we let them off now and arrest them later while putting the society in danger?
2. The punishments are way too light. If they are hideous enough to bully a classmate at school physically, hours of community service won't make them learn their lesson but instead, might even make them be mad at that victim for getting he or she in trouble and bully even more when their punishments are finished.
3. In some cases, the crime is serious. What if the youth killed someone? Especially if the other person is also youth, "GPS tracker" and "curfew" is not eligible to be called a punishment. What will the victim's families and friends think? Isn't crucial for them to not only lose their loved ones but also seeing the murderer barely punished? And since the youth know that the punishments are not serious, they will just do more crimes because they aren't scared of the punishments.
In conclusion, it seems like instead of protecting the youth, it is putting more youth in danger by not punishing those who committed crimes hard enough.

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Question:
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) treats offences committed  by youths (under 18) differently than it treats adults who commit similar offences.
Do you think this is a good or bad for society? Explain your position giving at least three reasons  for your beliefs.