Posted on 17/05/08
Youth homicides up 3 per cent in 2006
Does the prospect of being sentenced as an adult deter violent juveniles?The question goes to the heart of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, which upended a key section of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and by coincidence was released on the same day as new Statistics Canada data showing that youth homicides in 2006 edged up 3 per cent over 2005, to reach a historic high of 54.
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