WHATS WRONG WITH YOA BASHING - WHATS WRONG WITH THE YOA - RECOGNIZINGTHE LIMITS OF THE LAW

In this article the author outlines the major criticisms made of the Y oung Offenders Act (YOA). There are critics who would make the law har sher on young offenders, and there are those who say it is failing bec ause it is not sufficiently oriented to rehabilitation. These criticis ms are analyzed in some detail, including an examination of the extent to which the YOA is an improvement over the previous legislation. Som e reforms are proposed to meet the criticisms coming from the above me ntioned opposite ends of the ideological spectrum.