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"Many young offenders are crying out for help and atten­ tion." Young is also in favour of the provisions for compulsory parole which attaches strings to free­ dom and provides ongoing contact with a person of authority - something often lacking in young offend­ ers lives, he says. For those 16 years of age who are involved in serious and violent crimes, Young believes it is appropriate to try them as adults if necessary. He remains concerned, however, that the Act's lan­ guage is so loose there is no guarantee of adult sen­ tences for such heinous crimes as murder and aggra­ vated sexual assault. In fact, he continued, there are many crimes - from kidnapping and torture to weapons offenses - that the feds don't consider serious enough to war­ rant adult sentences. "(The Act) looks like it's doing what the Canadian people want but that is not the case," said Young, who explained that a 17-year old convicted of rape is still considered a child. Worse still, Young says that under the new Act a young person can commit three serious violent offences before there is even a presumption of an adult sentence. Even so, he adds, they can still be sentenced as a youth. Young said that Queen's Park would also like to see mandatory jail time for youths convicted of crimes when firearms are involved. Queen's Park is currently examining the changes and Young says the official provincial response is in the works now. Halton Regional Police Association administra­ tor Paul LaCourse explained that he has not had a chance to pore over the Act's 160-plus pages but said he hopes it will accomplish what the YOA could not. "We just hope that it does what most Canadians want it to in respect to safety," he said. "It sounds positive but time will tell." At first blush, said LaCourse, he agrees with Young in that the Act includes no guarantees regard­ ing serious offenders being moved to adult court. " 'M ay' has to be changed to 'shall,' " he said. LaCourse's other concern involves money. So far, he said, no one knows who is going to pay for all these additional programs. "The federal government has to provide enough funds to make it work," he said. Oakville MP Bonnie Brown says that while she supports wholeheartedly the Act's provisions regarding alternatives to traditional punishment, she does have concerns about the more punitive aspects of the legislation. "The strength of the Act is that it differentiates between less and more serious crimes," she said. "It also allows crimes to be addressed in the communi­ ty in less formal ways." Brown said she is pleased the Act encourages reparation, apologies and other measures designed so that young people face the consequences of their actions in their own communities. "We have over-used custody," said Brown, who explained that these alternatives will prove more meaningful for youth in the long run and make them feel more attached to the community. For Brown, youth crime is evidence that society is falling short of its duty and for that reason she remains a little uncomfortable with the harsher aspects of the Act she believes were introduced to restore faith in a public disillusioned with the YOA. Preferring to stay away from specifics at the moment, Brown did say she dislikes die idea of pub­ lishing the names of young offenders considering the detrimental effects this could have on their fam­ ilies. Brown does agree with stiffer sentences applied in adult court under serious circumstances but is pleased that youths held in adult custody will be seg­ regated. Unlike Ontario Attorney General Charles Hamick, Oakville South MPP Gary Carr welcomed the new legislation as a "step forward" that includes provisions - and the future potential - for dealing more effectively with youth crime. 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