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This enactment amends the Young Offenders Act and the Criminal
Code.
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The major elements of the enactment are the following:
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amendments to provide that sixteen and seventeen year olds charged
with specified serious crimes involving violence will be proceeded
against in adult court unless the youth court orders that they be
proceeded against in youth court;
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amendments to increase the sentences in youth court for young
persons convicted of murder;
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amendments to increase the period of time that sixteen and seventeen
years olds convicted of murder in adult court must serve before being
eligible to apply for parole;
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amendments to provide that young offenders should be accountable
to their victims and to the public through non-custodial dispositions
where appropriate;
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amendments to provide that the records of young persons convicted
of specified serious offences will be retained for longer periods and that
records of young persons convicted of minor offences will be retained
for shorter periods; and
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amendments to provide for greater sharing of information relating to
young offenders with persons who require such information for safety
reasons.
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