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Youth crime - or the spectre of youth crime - concerns all of us. Suffice it to say, how this issue is addressed by the court system is a hot topic of discussion that invariably gets around to the central matter of whether or not the system is too lenient when it comes to young offenders. The following paper will argue that the conditions placed upon young offenders who are released from custody are frequently overused or misapplied and that they cause more harm than good. Of course, there are proponents of the current system who argue the exact opposite: the wide-spread imposition of conditions upon release cuts down on youth delinquency and allows the system to more carefully monitor at-risk young people. Nonetheless, the following paper will look at section 515 and its provisions, highlight just how over-used these provisions are, determine the role of the courts and the role of the police in creating this unhappy situation, and will finish up by looking at how the conditions which are applied often seemingly have no relationship to the actual nature of the crime. In the end, Canada is unjustly criminalizing its youth.

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Youth Justice: Why (and How) the Conditions of Release for Young People Are Over-Used Youth crime - or the spectre of youth crime - concerns all of us. Suffice it to say, how this issue is addressed by the court system is a hot topic of discussion that invariably gets around to the central matter of whether or not the system is too lenient when it comes to young offenders. The following paper will argue that the conditions placed upon young offenders who are released from custody are frequently overused or misapplied and that they cause more harm than good. Of course, there are proponents of the current system who argue the exact opposite: the wide-spread

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