What is the difference between the old YOA and the newer YCJA?

The biggest difference between the old Act and the newer one has to do with sentencing. In the old Act, there were certain situations where a young person could be transferred to adult court and treated as an adult. The newer Act no longer permits transfers to adult court, but it does allow a young person to be given an adult sentence under certain circumstances.

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January 2004 More Youth Criminal Justice Act FAQs:

• Introduction
• Arrest / Police
• Extrajudicial Measures
• Extrajudicial Sanctions
• Youth Court

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