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International Journal of law and Conflict Resolution

Marc Alain

Department of Psychoeducation, University of Quebec at Trois-Rivi�res (UQTR), Canada

Publications

  • Short Commentary   
    The crossover phenomenon of child protection and criminal convictions among adolescents: A commentary
    Author(s): Marc Alain*

    This commentary presents the main results of an article originally published in 2018 in Journal of Adolescence. Based on official records extracted from Quebec City’s Youth Center database, the article explores the nature and intensity of officially known criminality of 5 399 adolescents found guilty under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act of Canada between 2003 and 2012. Since the Youth Center is also responsible for the application of the provincial Youth Protection Act, it then became possible to examine the potential links between previous episodes of child protection and later criminal convictions. The article describes these potential links and gets back to what the literature has showed about the diverse explanations for these links... Read More»

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