2013 marks the ten year anniversary of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and the one year anniversary of amendments made to the Act in Bill C-10: the Safe Streets and Communities Act.

What exactly changed with the recent amendments? What do you need to know before you argue your next case in youth court? What case law has developed in the past year? And what tips or tactics can be best employed to meet some of the YCJA’s most challenging provisions?

View a lively discussion on this landmark event and what we have learned after over a decade of experience under the YCJA!

Topics addressed include:

• The YCJA’s underlying principles and philosophies;
• Judicial Interim Release (bail);
• Extra-Judicial Sanctions;
• Navigating the YCJA’s sentencing provisions;
• Arrest, Detention and Questioning of Young Persons;
• Applying the Charter to young persons – is anything different?;
• “Do’s” and “Don’ts” in youth court; and
• Ethical Considerations for both Crown and Defence counsel

 

PANELISTS

The Honourable Justice Brian Weagant, Ontario Court of Justice
Emma Rhodes, Criminal Defence Counsel
Brock Jones, Assistant Crown Attorney, Ministry of the Attorney General

MODERATOR

Mary Birdsell, Executive Director, Justice for Children and Youth