Welcome
This guide is intended to assist those examining the Young Offenders Act within the context of the Canadian justice system and who also wish to see Canadian law in a comparative perspective
Books
Journal Articles
Government Information
2008 National Justice Survey: The Youth Justice System in Canada and the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Canadian Directory of Youth Justice Resources
Child Development (looks at social factors behind delinquency)
Children and Youth in Canada (Statistics Canada)
Crime and Justice (Statistics Canada)
Families, Children and Youth at Risk (Public Safety Canada)
Profile of Youth Justice in Canada (Statistics Canada catalogue no. 85-544)
Youth Crime: Fear and Responses
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Youth Gangs in Canada: what do we know?
Youth Gang Involvement: what are the risk factors?
Youth in Canada (Statistics Canada catalogue no. 89-511)
Youth Justice - Research and Analysis (Dept. of Justice)
United Kingdom
Understanding and Preventing Youth Crime
No more Excuses - A New Approach to Tackling Youth Crime in England and Wales
United States
Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere
U.S. National Criminal Justice Reference Service
U.S. National Institute of Justice
U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Virginia Youth Violence Project
World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems (U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Websites
Canadian Children's Rights Council
Centre for Research on Youth at Risk (St. Thomas University)
Juvenile Justice (World Criminal Justice Library Network)
Young Offenders and Youth Justice (List of Internet sites compiled by the Access to Justice Network - under Select a Keyword - see Young Offenders and Youth Justice)
Youth Justice (John Howard Society of Alberta)
613-520-2600 x8196