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Juvenile Delinquency in Canada in Post WWII Period

POSTWAR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN CANADA

This research examines the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency in Canada in the postwar period (1946-1993). The examination focuses on trends, causes, and solutions.

Trends in Juvenile Delinquency in Canada

Criminal behavior by young people in Canada represents a growing social problem in the country (Aarsteinsen, 1990, pp. 72- 76). This behavior ranges from vandalism to property crimes and to crimes of violence including murder (Pearson, 1993, pp. 72-76; Schroeder, 1990, pp. 25-34; Silverman, 1990, pp. 651-656). From 1986 to 1991, violent offenses committed by persons aged 12 through 17 years old in Canada increased by 102 percent (Pearson, 1993, pp. 72-76; Crime and delinquency, 1992, pp. 12/10-12/15).

The spectre of Grade 6 students fighting in the street with steel bars and knives seems unbelievable to most Canadians (Fulton and Fisher, 1992, pp. 34-35). The phenomenon of teenaged gangs is alien to the thinking of most Canadians. Robbery of elementary school students by their classmates on school grounds is unthinkable to most Canadians. Yet, all of these incidents and many much worse have occurred, are occurring, and will likely continue to occur. A criminal behavior peculiar to teenagers is swarming, in which a victim is surrounded by teenagers "and assaulted or robbed in a flurry of violence" (Fulton and Fisher, 1992, pp. 34-35).

Another trend in youth crime in Canada is the use of children under the age of 12 to perform criminal acts for older teenagers (Fulton and Fisher, 1992, pp. 34-35). This practice occurs because young persons under the age of 12 years old are not subject to the Young Offender Act, and, thus, can act with relative impunity.

Youth crime in Canada is also increasingly being characterized by gang activity (Kaihla, 1991, pp. 18-21). Street gang activity in Canada more often than not is associated with Asian ethni...

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