Advocate urges B.C. to redistribute youth justice resources amid decrease in young offenders
The report says the average daily number of youth in custody in B.C. has fallen from 386 in 1997/1998 to as low as 11 in 2021/2022.
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Advocate urges B.C. to redistribute youth justice resources amid decrease in young offenders

The report says the average daily number of youth in custody in B.C. has fallen from 386 in 1997/1998 to as low as 11 in 2021/2022.

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Advocate urges B.C. to redistribute youth justice resources amid decrease in young offenders
The report says the average daily number of youth in custody in B.C. has fallen from 386 in 1997/1998 to as low as 11 in 2021/2022.
#globalnews #Crime #Politics #BCRepresentativeForChildrenAndYouth #BCyouth
https://globalnews.ca/news/10251133/bc-urged-redistribute-youth-justice-resources/
Advocate urges B.C. to redistribute youth justice resources amid decrease in young offenders

The report says the average daily number of youth in custody in B.C. has fallen from 386 in 1997/1998 to as low as 11 in 2021/2022.

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Canadian Centre for Child Protection campaign aims to educate youth about sextortion crimes

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‘It’s going to save lives’: B.C. expands youth access to substance-use programs, health workers

"There are still young people and families in deep crisis and people that have lost their lives because of failures in our health-care system," Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.

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