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THEMED SECTION: PERSPECTIVES FROM NORTH AMERICA

Reducing child imprisonment in Canada

Anthony Doob and Jane B Sprott examine the imprisonment rates of young Canadians following the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act in April 2003

Pages 32-34 | Published online: 08 Apr 2011

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  • Standing Committee on Justice and the Solicitor General 2003 , ‘Crime prevention in Canada: toward a national strategy’ , Twelfth Report to the House . House of Commons, Canada (3rd session of the 34th Parliament) , February , 1993 .
  • Webster , C. and Doob , A. N. 2007 , ‘Punitive trends and stable imprisonment rates in Canada’ , in Tonry , M. , Crime and Justice: A Review of Research , 36 .

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