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The Supreme Court held that young people benefit from a constitutional presumption of diminished moral blameworthiness. The former Youth Criminal Justice Act provisions placing the onus on a young person to avoid an adult sentence and loss of publication protection violated section 7 of the Charter.
The Youth Criminal Justice Act requires more than safe confinement. A designated youth worker must help prepare a reintegration plan that can connect education, family, services and supervised release.
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