NCJ Number
27249
Date Published
1975
Length
18 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN PREPARING A NEW PROTECTION OF YOUTH BILL TO REPLACE THE ONE THAT WAS NOT ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF QUEBEC IN NOVEMBER 1972.
Abstract
POINTS WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE NEW BILL ARE THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE CHILD, THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARENTS, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD INTERVENE. AMONG OTHER SUBJECTS DISCUSSED ARE DETENTION OF JUVENILES, THE RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THE RIGHT TO APPEAL, ARRANGING FOR EXPERT TESTIMONY, AND POWERS OF THE COURT IN DETERMINING STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN A PARTICULAR CASE. --IN FRENCH