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| | Young Offenders Act -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | The Young Offenders Act was a 1984 act of the (additional info and facts about Parliament of Canada) Parliament of Canada, now obsolete, that regulated the (Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime) criminal prosecution of Canadian (The time of life between childhood and maturity) youths. |
 | | Critics ruled this was "too harsh," as it made youths possible victims of (A prison term lasting as long as the prisoner lives) life sentences. |
 | | Because of the vagueness of many parts of the legislation, under the Young Offenders Act, Canada's rate of youth incarceration became one of the highest in the (additional info and facts about Western world) Western world, surpassing the United States, Australia, and most of Europe. |
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