In the government of the United Kingdom, Criminal Justice Acts is a generic name for those acts of parliament that shape law and order in the country. Such acts, known as Criminal Justice Bills before enacted into law, are brought before Parliament fairly frequently. Recent acts include
the Criminal Justice Act 2003
the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000
the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) (Amendment) Act 1998
the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998
the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995
the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
the Criminal Justice Act 1993
the Criminal Justice Act 1991
the Criminal Justice (International Co-operation) Act 1990
the Criminal Justice Act 1988
External links
The text of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 from Her Majesty's Stationery Office (http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2003/20030044.htm)
The Youth CriminalJusticeAct is a piece of Canadian legislation passed in 2002 that determines the way in which youths are prosecuted under Canada's criminaljustice system.
The YCJA replaced the controversial Young Offenders Act which had previously regulated youth crime in Canada.
The new act borrowed many of its predecessor's principles, as well as Canada's repealed 1908 Juvenile Delinquents Act.