The Challenges of Youth Justice in Rural and Isolated Areas in Canada

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Review of the Literature
  • 2.1 Youth justice in isolated/remote indigenous communities
  • 2.2 Prevalence of Youth Crime
  • 2.3 Circuit courts and sentencing research
  • 2.4 Youth justice in rural communities
  • 2.5 Court and sentencing research
  • 2.6 Differences in treatment and community characteristics
  • 2.7 Solutions
• 3. Methodology
  • 3.1 Definitions
  • 3.2 The format of this report
• 4. Results
  • 4.1 Issues and responses
    • 4.1.1 Geography and distance
    • 4.1.2 Inadequate resources and services
    • 4.1.3 Deficits in community infrastructure
    • 4.1.4 Other "key challenges"
  • 4.2 The most serious problems
  • 4.3 Impact of problems on the youth justice system
    • 4.3.1 Bail hearings
    • 4.3.2 Pre-trial detention
    • 4.3.3 Availability of defence counsel
    • 4.3.4 Availability of diversion program options
    • 4.3.5 Sentencing options
  • 4.4 Impact of problems on individual offenders and victims
    • 4.4.1 Reintegration and rehabilitation of offenders
    • 4.4.2 Identifying and responding to needs of victims
  • 4.5 Similarity of problems in all rural or isolated communities
  • 4.6 Impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act o n existing challenges and barriers
• 5. Issues Specific to Rural, Isolated and Aboriginal Areas
  • 5.1 Rural
  • 5.2 Isolated
  • 5.3 Aboriginal
• 6. Innovations
• 7. Solutions

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