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I think the YCJA Benefits the society because I think it’s a good idea because it helps kids who commit minor crimes. Many teenagers do stupid things such as turning to crimes in their teenage years, mostly when they have a problem they are facing at home or if they are having conflict against themselves, so I think the YCJA helps a lot of teenagers, because it allows the youth to own up to their actions by paying a fine and going to counselling to learn from their mistakes. Another benefit to the society is that it doesn’t treat youth delinquents the way it would treat people who committed major offences, like taking them to court and jail. Its helps them understand the result of their action and what the consequences will be. This act is a good idea because when kids are in their teenage year they don’t really understand or know what they are doing, some kids might be doing it to act out or maybe their peers are doing it, and I don’t think its right to put kids in jail because they are just learning and since the YCJA also provides counselling they can learn from their mistakes. Also, one of the main point of the YCJA is to integrate kids back into the community, make them see that their actions were wrong and make them become a better person in the society. It is also fair that if the child committed a serious crime they should be treated as an adult and be charged as an adult.

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I believe that ycja benefits our society. People under 18 don’t have fully developed brains therefore can’t mature choices. They mostly do what they think is fun or cool and not think about the consequences. It would not be fair to judge them the same as some 30-year-old because their brain is actual devolved and they should have known better. When throwing a kid in jail they will not learn from there mistakes and it would be like a punishment. By making younger kids a chance to understand what they did wrong at to learn there mistakes you are saving there future and from repeating the same crime over and over. Like if they stole a bike form someone they should buy them another one. When you clean their criminal record at 18 you are giving them a fresh start and not letting their poor decisions when their brain wasn’t developed affect there future.

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I believe the Youth Criminal Justice Act is a brilliant idea in the city and for across Canada. This benefits the society because this gives teenagers chances to make better life decisions. But if the teen refuses to learn from their mistakes then they will understand the consequences of being in jail. I also like the Youth Criminal Justice Act because they still want the youth to have their education, and knowledge for future benefits like getting a job or making a resume with no criminal records. Keep in mind that being a teenager, our brains are not fully developed unlike a fully grown adult’s brain. Therefore, teens are likely to do something they wouldn’t do if they were adults. In other words, not aware of their actions.

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The Youth Criminal Justice Act is good for our society. By allowing kids under 18 to stay outside of jail it allows them to learn life skills that will not hinder their lives in the long run. If a kid was to go to jail with other adult criminals, they would learn how to be a better criminal and they would be in a harmful environment. However when the kid continues to go to school and live at home under supervision and with restrictions, of course, it allows them to make what they have done better and stay in a safe environment. The kids are given a second chance that, adults usually don’t get, because they are still learning to be a good citizen. So, in the long run, the Youth Criminal Justice Act helps improve the kid's life by turning it around and guiding them back to a place where they can benefit society.

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I think the youth criminal justice act in a way does benefit society, but also kind of doesn’t. the (YCJA) was established so the youth wouldn’t be charged as adults and thrown into jail, but since youth don’t go to jail, they don’t really care what happens they just wanna do what ever they want because they know they won’t go to jail and most teens between 14 and 17, think stealing, doing drugs and drinking makes them cool so in a way the act isn’t really sending a message to kids. The act though also does help society because it gives kids who do bad stuff to make up for their mistakes and give them another chance to live there lives the right way before they become adults.

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I do believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits society. Because as a teenager and I can speak for others as well, we do and say things that we wouldn’t mean at times, and we don’t think of the consequences right away when were doing bad things. With the YCJA, it helps teenagers make better choices and the act makes them think of all the wrongs they have done. If a teenager is put in jail for a small crime they’ve done, it doesn’t help them think of the wrongs they’ve done, it just lashes them out. The society having kids around causing no trouble is good so there won’t be any damage for not only their selves but also the people they are surrounded with.

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I believe the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits society. It provides less harsh punishments for youth who don’t know better. It gives youth a chance to fix what they have done instead of making them go to prison. There are also programs that can help children or teens from committing another crime. Youth brains are not fully developed and may not be able to know what they’re doing is wrong. Children and teens if they commit a minor crime, they will still be able to go to school which is good so then they can still get an education and not resort to crime in the future. Even if a minor is sentenced, there are detention centres for them so they aren't put in prison with dangerous older criminals.

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I think that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits society. It benefits our society by not making it hard for us and giving us chances. Our brain is still developing, and we often do things that we wouldn’t do as an adult. If teenagers do something minor, they will not go to jail, but they would have a punishment. If the teenager does not do the punishment, then they will either go to a group home or jail. If the person keeps doing the crime, they will also get punished by going into a group home or go to jail. I also feel like this is good because if the kid does the work that was assigned from the judge, they will learn from their mistake and not do it again. The YCJS also benefits society by giving the youth another chance to deal with things and not ending up in jail.

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😊Krish Patel😊D – Slot         I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefit the society. Firstly, if a youth has committed a minor crime then he/she will be given their first warning by a judge or police to stop. This is beneficial to the youth because it gives youths time to rethink what they have done wrong and to stop doing it. Secondly, if a youth receives a sanction after committing a crime he/she will get a less severe punishment then adults. This is beneficial because if the court gives youth sever punishment for a small crime (e.g. staying in youth jail for ten years) the youth maybe become angry and rebellious and perhaps continue doing the crime. However, if judges give youth less severe and harsh punishment (e.g. community services, a small fine, or fix the crime they have committed) then the youth will not be mad at the judge’s decision because he or she will have an easy and quick punishment they can complete. Thirdly, the Youth Criminal Justice Act is beneficial because it gives less severe punishment, youth can finish their punishments quickly, and most importantly at the same time, they can still participate in school activities. All in all, Youth Criminal Justice Act is a great Act and it is very beneficial because it gives less severe punishment to kids, lets them participate in school, and give them a chance to redeem themselves after making a mistake.

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😊Krish Patel😊D – Slot         I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefit the society. Firstly, if a youth has committed a minor crime then he/she will be given their first warning by a judge or police to stop. This is beneficial to the youth because it gives youths time to rethink what they have done wrong and to stop doing it. Secondly, if a youth receives a sanction after committing a crime he/she will get a less severe punishment then adults. This is beneficial because if the court gives youth sever punishment for a small crime (e.g. staying in youth jail for ten years) the youth maybe become angry and rebellious and perhaps continue doing the crime. However, if judges give youth less severe and harsh punishment (e.g. community services, a small fine, or fix the crime they have committed) then the youth will not be mad at the judge’s decision because he or she will have an easy and quick punishment they can complete. Thirdly, the Youth Criminal Justice Act is beneficial because it gives less severe punishment, youth can finish their punishments quickly, and most importantly at the same time, they can still participate in school activities. All in all, Youth Criminal Justice Act is a great Act and it is very beneficial because it gives less severe punishment to kids, lets them participate in school, and give them a chance to redeem themselves after making a mistake.

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I believe the YCJA benefits society because they rehabilitate the young people back into society and give them a new start. This is the easiest and fastest way for them to stop committing crime so they can continue on with their life and not hurt others. Kids brains are still developing when they are around the age of 15 or 16 and they often commit lots of crime without them knowing it. If that kept happening and judge went hard on them, half of the teens would be in jail right now. This doesn’t benefit the whole society but it’s a big benefit for the kids who are under 18. YCJA helps them understand what they shouldn’t have done or what they should have done.

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I think that the YCJA benefits the society for three reasons. Firstly, because the sanctions for youth are less severe, they won’t go to the jail unless they repeat their crimes, or offence violently. They won’t have to stay in the jail, so they will have enough time to go to school and get educated. If they get educated, the crime rate might decrease because they can act smarter. They can get an actual job and live a better life. Secondly, if they get punished under the YCJA because of the crime they committed, the youths who committed the crime can see how humane people are and reconsider on doing more crimes. Lastly, many youth people like doing bad things because they are curious. By giving them a less serious punishment, they can get more mature because now, they will know that they will get punished if they do bad things. They will become more careful and productive. All in all, the YCJA benefits the society because it can change the way the youths think, talk and act.

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I don’t think that the Youth Criminal Justice Act system benefits our society because if Canadian youth had to go to prison for every mistake they have ever made that would be a waste of there lifetime and they wouldn’t know right from wrong because they would be in the jail system for too long. I also think that it benefits our society because people who are under the age of 18 have brains that are still developing and if you have a brain that is still developing it isn’t fair to charge you as criminally responsible. Overall in my opinion I think that the Youth Criminal Justice Act system benefits our society, youth and Canada’s future.

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I think the YCJA is very beneficial for some people yet other types of people may think of it as a way to get off easy with just a slap on the wrists. Since people under 18 don’t have fully developed brains and aren’t as wise as those who are older they tend to make rash and irresponsible decisions, the YCJA helps prevent a bad decision or peer pressure leaving a mark on someone for their entire life. While on the other hand some people may think of this system as a reason to break the law and use the system to their advantage in not getting sentenced. Overall I think this system does more good than it does harm because some people may take advantage of it but the majority of youth wouldn’t break the law and even, if they did after they got a taste of what it is like to get caught they most definitely would not become repeat offenders.

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Harley/ E Slot

I believe that the youth criminal justice act benefits society because as a teenager/child we get peer presser into doing something bad in which you wouldn’t do as an adult if a teenager commits a pity crime they shouldn’t get throwed in the slammer or get a criminal record because of there own stupidity. I think this helps society because it allows youths to learn from there wrong doing so there can not to commit any crimes against society again and help set the person who is in the wrong back on the right track any if this works it would most likely get rid of the stereotype with teenagers (most females) being thieves and pity criminals. But that’s just a theory.

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I believe that the YCJA benefits the society because children make mistakes. Teens have so many hormones going through their bodies that they sometimes do things they regret. With the Youth Criminal Justice Act in place, it gives teenagers a chance to redeem themselves. When they have that opportunity, they have a chance to get their lives back on track so they can finish school and not grow up in a prison cell. By having this act in force throughout the years, it has lowered the percentage of repeat offenders, creating less violent communities in Canada.

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I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits society and youth across Canada.  Youth brains are still developing, so often they don’t know what they are doing is wrong. Because they don’t realise what they are doing is wrong, the will continue what they are doing. The Youth Criminal Justice Act gives youth a chance to realise what they are doing is wrong.  If youth commit a small crime, such as petty theft, or vandalism, they will face different punishments than an adult would. This benefits society, because the youth will still be able to go to school and live a normal life.  Rather than going to jail, they will have to talk to the victims of their crime and make things right.  If they vandalise a fence or steal a bike, they will have to repaint the fence and buy the person a new bike.  These sanctions prevent the youth from having a criminal record.  If they commit certain crimes, they might have to have restrictions on what they can or can not do.  By talking to the victims and having restrictions on what they can or can not do, they are less likely to commit those crimes again.

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I think that for the most part the YCJA is pretty beneficial for not just the youth who committed the crime but also for the communities involved. It really all depends on the youth. Its their decision for if they're going to cooperate or not. And although the laws and court system will in a sense, hold the youth's hand in the respect of helping rehabilitate their thinking, they can only do so much. But overall the YCJA really does prove beneficial to situations, helping those who have done wrong correct their wrongs for rights. I without this system youths would probably suffer much more, without as many options like community service and what not. The youths might turn to the life of crime with sentences and other harsh treatment ruining their lively hoods.

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I believe that the YCJA benefits society because it teaches the youth less severe punishment and help them realize when they are over the age of 18 that they will get a worst punishment than the YCJA sanctions. The sanctions of the YCJA are less serious punishment like community service which is volunteering, cleaning, or to fix your crime that the youth committed. The youth is lucky to have the YCJA system, because many of them don't think before they act or make a mistake and this can cause their future trouble.

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I believe the YCJA does benefit society because it helps control and better discipline young teenagers and kids that what they did was not alright in society, its also a good thing that they get help from the YCJA, so they don’t get put in a real prison with older people who have done serious crimes, and that it doesn’t mentally scar the youth and it doesn’t allow the youth to get away with what they did, and depending on what the youth did like if it was an offense or an assault they would be held for a bit so they don’t cause any harm to the community or to society.

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Tyler Rubigny

1)      I believe that the YCJA benefits society. I can stand by this statement because if you are a child under the age of 16 and you commit a crime you should not be punished severely. If you are punished severely under 16 then this could cost you your whole life as you would have a criminal record which would prevent you from having a good job. I also believe that after the age of 16 unless the crime is stealing small things such as chocolate bars I believe that you should be charged as in adult because they are almost at that age anyway. If we enforce the laws to charge them as adults at that age then there would be less issues in schools such as drugs because people would be scared to get charged as an adult. Another reason I like the YCJA is because it doesn’t just have you punished with no lesson to help you get better but instead it punishes you with a way to get better. If they punished youths by putting them in jail they may recommit the crime as the jail didn’t teach them anything besides them being grounded which is probably going on at home anyways. Lastly, the YCJA gives youths another chance to get there life back on the tracks which is super important. Without the YCJA teens that would commit a crime would all have a record for any crime which wouldn’t allow them to get a real full-time job. This is why I agree with the YCJA and think it makes society better.

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I think the YCJA benefits society because they give young criminals a chance to either make up for what they did and serve work or time but in plenty of different ways not just jail. If there was a kid who stole a $1 chocolate bar and he went to jail for 1 week he isn’t learning anything about what he did wrong. But if he did some community service or helped for a community sports team he would be realizing that actions have consequences no matter what the crime is or how old are you are. You must make up for what you have done. YCJA is also good because there are people who specialize in that kind of work like youth crime, so you don’t have to call high class lawyers who focus on the rapists murderers and other serious criminals. Everybody has something they can do to pay back the victim or even the community for the crime or crimes they have committed and that’s what the YCJA does in the society. It lets teenagers make up for their crime so it won’t affect them later in their life.

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I believe that the YCJA benefits my society because it gives youth a chance in having a better lifestyle, because sometimes youth do things with out realizing the consciences of what they did. In my opinion youth sentencing should be stronger sentences and have better ways to repay the community. At the age of 14-17 i’m pretty sure they know the difference from right and wrong. Sentencing should be accordingly to their crime, meaning sentencing should be harder and there should be more jail time. I also believe that parents should have more responsible role and be more accountable for their children learning and life, because if the parents don’t teach their kids the difference between right and wrong or teach them the consciences, then how are they supposed to know? I believe that if the parents do their jobs properly and right, less children will be going to court.

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I believe the YCJA benefits society because it lets the youth learn from their mistakes. If you put a teenager in jail for a small crime it could ruin their chances at a good life. Teens are still developing and will make a few mistakes here and there, but that doesn’t mean you should throw them into prison. I also like how the YCJA provides a lot of choices for you to fix your mistake such as community service. Teens also need education and that’s hard when you’re behind bars. I like how the government would rather have you live at home with your family and go to school rather than go to jail for a small crime you did. But the youth should learn from their mistakes and try not to do it again. Its also a good thing that they don’t give you a criminal record for a crime you did when you were under the age of 18. The YCJA encourages kids to not do bad things and be the best person they can possibly be.

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I think the YCJA is a good idea. I think this is a good idea because it helps young people make better choices. Though it also gives the appropriate consequence for their action. It doesn’t give them a severe punishment it gives them a chance to rehabilitate so they can go out and live better lives. For example, if a guy or girl spray paints a wall, they tell them to go wash it off. Another example is if a person steals a bike, and they talk to the person they stole from, they see the amount of pain they put on the person they stole from. They agree to buy a new bike for the person and they now see that stealing is bad.

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I believe the YCJA benefits society, because they are making sure that young people have a better live away from their mistakes and that they can fix them without going to jail for a long time. They are also making sure our future is destroyed because of an offence we committed that will take us to jail but instead we are given a second chance to be better than we were and to try to fix our mistakes instead of going to jail for a long time ruining our chances at a good education so we can have a better future and a good record.

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I believe the YCJA benefits society because it allows the kids under 18 to face their crime by helping their own society. They would learn not to do their crime again that they committed, and it might lead them to a path they could succeed on. It would let the people around the kids to teach them what’s right and what’s wrong. Overall the society would be better because having better kids around it would cause less damage on the people around them.

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I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits only those under 18 years old, not our entire society. Kids tend to make a lot of mistakes and frequently don’t think before they act. Because of this, crimes are committed and offences occur. The YCJA allows kids to learn from their mistakes and encourages them to not become a repeat offender while still sentencing them to some sort of consequence or punishment. I think this is a good thing because Canada’s youth most likely will not learn from their mistakes if they are thrown into jail for a period of time, instead, they will probably lash out. The YCJA provides a fair system that helps the offender acknowledge their mistakes while still making them understand that what they did was wrong. On the other hand, I think that it is kind of unfair because all throughout your elementary school to highs school career you are told to follow the rules. If you don’t, that’s on yourself. That’s is why I think the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits our society, but only certain aspects and people within it.

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I believe that the Youth Criminal Justice Act benefits society. Because as a teenager/child we often do things that we wouldn’t do as an adult. If teenagers commit a small offence, then they do not go to jail or have a criminal record. This benefits society and is good, because they do not have a criminal record they can continue with their life without being restricted because of a criminal record. The act also gives many different punishment/sanction options, which is good because in many cases it would be better for the teen to see what they did was wrong rather then go to jail and be “grounded”. Also, the act makes them think about what they have done and why it is wrong, so it makes them less likely to repeat the crime.

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The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) was created to deal with youth offences outside of the court system.  The sanctions (punishment) for youth are less severe under the YCJA. Do you believe the YCJA benefits society or not?

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