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Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1986-04-30Item number (ISN):33627Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. NATIONAL PRESS THEATREAccession:1986-0381Media:SoundProduction date:1986-04-30Production company:National Press TheatreDescription:Press conference held by Perrin Beatty, Solicitor General of Canada, to announce revisions to the Young Offenders' Act just tabled in Parliament. In opening statements, Beatty notes that amendments to the Act were needed. Questions from the press concern: problems with the current provisions of the Act; the recent case of a Toronto youth who murdered three people; provisions for transferring cases to adult courts; psychiatric treatment for young offenders; the role of provincial crown attorney's regarding transfer-up to higher court; constitutional rights; the response of police to the Act; and child welfare legislation. Beatty states that young people should be given "one more chance" and claims that the amended Act represents a fair balance between appropriate treatment of young offenders and society's rights to be protected from criminals. <30mn>Subjects:CANADA~CRIMINAL LAW~JUVENILE COURTS~JUVENILE DELINQUENCY~PRESS CONFERENCES ~BEATTY, PERRINLanguage:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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