Young people in our society are getting the shaft. They are being stereotyped as dangerous hooligans because youth crimes are being over represented in the media. It is not uncommon to open a newspaper to a horriffic crime done by someone who falls under the protection of the Young Offenders Act. Anger is the is an obvious result. Statistics Canada and the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics can prove otherwise. Under closer examination, one can see the rate of violent crime by youth is dropping along with the rest of society. It is the point of this page to dispell these commonly held beleifs and to inform the public on the truth on young offenders.



The following is a list of links that tell the truth about youth crime in Canada:

Stats Canada printout of youths and adults charged by the CCC, by age and sex

Stats Canada printout of suspects, by age and sex.

A test by the Canadian Center for Justice Statistics on public awareness of Youth Crime (1995)

General Crime Rate info (Canadian Center for Justice Statistics)

May 12,1998-MINISTER OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES YOUTH JUSTICE STRATEGY

NOTES FOR A SPEECH BY MR. PATRICK GAGNON, MP PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY TO THE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA TO A NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOUTH GANGS AND YOUTH VIOLENCE HULL, QUEBEC FEBRUARY 26, 1994


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