Young Offenders Act

“Ours is a youth-oriented society, and it is the youth of society that is our asset and future.” [Theories of Delinquency]. As we read this quote, we must look at its deep message. It relays a significance that most people today don’t realize. Because young people are our prospect, we should try to encourage them to strive for success instead of suppressing them and denunciating them. For, as an evolved society, we can not …

…to see that they cannot get away with committing crimes simply because they qualify under the YOA. Given the current pace of the laws I think that it is safe to say that it won’t be too long until everyone is happy with the way that the government handles youth crime. The best thing to prevent any further conflicts is to try to eliminate youth crime totally, which is, of course, an unrealistic goal.