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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807027403321

Autore

Baum Daniel J.

Titolo

Youth and the law : understanding Canadian law / / Daniel J. Baum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : Dundurn, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4597-1956-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Understanding Canadian law ; ; number 1

Classificazione

cci1icc

coll13

Disciplina

347.106135

Soggetti

Runaway children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Homeless children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Children - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Physical punishment of youth--a crime? -- Violent young offenders : setting and applying standards -- Bullying : degrees of harm -- Police sniffer dogs : schools and public places -- Youth : police and the right to be warned -- Appendix. Youth Criminal Justice Act : section 146 -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

What's the law? What does it mean? If the law is broken, especially criminal law, there may be a penalty. But who makes the law? How can the government draw lines in imposing individual responsibility? This book examines these questions in the context of dealing with youth, with case studies and analysis.