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Canadian Legal Information Institute (2002). Youth Criminal Justice Act - General Provisions Canadian Legal Information Institute, Chapter 1, Part 7

This legislation, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, Section 7, describes community-based programs and their general provisions. The Attorney General of Canada or a “minister designated by the lieutenant governor in council of a province� can establish community-based programs that provide alternatives to judicial proceedings. These may including victim-offender mediation and other mediation and restitution programs.

Link: www.canlii.org/ca/sta/y-1.5/

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