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Report says children routinely held in immigration detention, despite law

Nov 17, 2009Despite legislation that says that children are to be detained only as a measure of last resort, the Canadian Council for Refugees has published a report that shows that detention of children is not limited to exceptional circumstances and that their best interests are not always considered.Find the report here:…See More

Dana Quantz added a discussion to the group Child Justice Nov 17, 2009

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Dana Quantz replied to Dana Quantz's discussion 'Journey to Justice'

Hi Jon, Thanks for reminding me about this. I was the one holding the video but sometimes what you're watching doesn't register in your brain! It's curious that in "Journey to Justice" the authors emphasize that…

Nov 4, 2009

Jon Ramer replied to Dana Quantz's discussion 'Journey to Justice'

Hi Dana -- Thanks for starting this discussion. Did you see this summary from the group focusing on child welfare in Aboriginal communities:

Nov 4, 2009

Journey to Justice

Hi Everyone,This report was brought to my attention by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. It's an anecdotal discussion around child victims in the Canadian criminal justice system, focusing on individuals dealing with child victims in the North. I was hoping to use this report as a launching pad for a discussion on children in the criminal justice system, including child offenders and child victims (though in crime everyone's a victim!).I'm further interested in the effect, if any,…See More

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