To begin with, one of the YCJA s main aspect is to focus on reducing the overall youth cases by giving consequences that apply to the specific crime. Since the YCJA was put into action in 2003, it has been trying to prevent youths to just be thrown into jail. I think that sometimes jail even worsens the condition of the youth more than it improves it. Statistics Canada shows that from 1991 to 2014, completed guilty custody cases has declined from 30 percent to what is 15 percent now. But what is more interesting is when they YCJA came out in 2003, since then the amount of deferred custody and supervision cases increased, but stayed limited. This means that the YCJA is making sure that the crimes are serious enough for the accused to be taken
