Children's Rights
Advocacy groups call on BC Representative for Children and Youth to review centralization of girls’ imprisonment
Three prominent rights organizations in B.C. have joined to ask the Representative for Children and Youth to review the B.C. Government’s proposal to transport all girl prisoners across the province to the Burnaby youth prison.
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January 20, 2012
BC’s child and youth advocate report on child sex testing
The BCCLA welcomes the primary recommendations resulting from the independent investigation conducted by the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, into the problematic sexual testing of youth in the criminal justice system. The provincial advocate’s report was released today.
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Apr 14, 2011
BCCLA declares victory on child sex testing
The BCCLA declared victory for children in B.C. after the province announced the cancellation of the penile plethysmograph research program at the Youth Forensic Psychiatric Service of B.C., a branch of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
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July 29, 2010
BC’s child and youth advocate to investigate child sex testing
The BCCLA and Justice for Girls are glad to hear that the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is investigating problematic sexual testing of youth in the criminal justice system.
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July 28, 2010
Exploitive child testing must be stopped
The BCCLA and Justice for Girls are glad to hear that the provincial advocate for children and youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is investigating problematic sexual testing of youth in the criminal justice system.
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July 28, 2010
BCCLA Calls for Reinstating Prison Parenting Program The BCCLA is calling on the provincial government to reinstate the mother-child program at the Alouette Correctional Centre for Women. The BCCLA has released a position paper on child apprehensions in BC correctional facilities and called on the Solicitor General and Minister for Children and Family Development to bring the program back.
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Letter to Ministers van Dongen and Christensen >>
BCCLA position paper >>
Dec ember 12, 2008
BCCLA calls for investigation
of Bountiful schools >>
July
20, 2004
POSITIONS
YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT- 1996 Commentary on the Young Offenders Act
- 1986 Young Offenders Act: Proposed amendments
- 1981 Young Offenders Act
- 1980 Young Offenders Act
- 2008 Child apprehensions and incarceration
- 1992 Brief on the Family and Child Service Act
- 1981 Sexual offences and the protection of young persons
- 1980 Family and Child Services Act: Protection of Children Legislation
- 1978 Protection of children legislation
- 1974 Family and children’s law (B.C.)
- 1996 Regulation of student conduct: Working with the criminal justice system, a civil libertarian perspective
- 1977 Youth containment centres: Correction Branch, amendment to Act
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