Youth charged in connection with theft of vehicle
Saturday, March 16, 2013 by: SooToday.com Staff
CITY POLICE
NEWS RELEASE
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On March 15th, 2013 at 4:50 pm a 17 year old female turned herself in at the Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Building.
The youth was wanted was in connection with the theft of a motor vehicle from the 30th of December 2012.
In addition Officers were looking for the female with regards to a robbery from March 3.
It is alleged in this incident she was involved of the theft of a ball hat from another person.
The youth has been charged with Theft under $5,000.00 and Robbery.
She will appear in court on April 23.
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Mr. Poster 3/16/2013 8:51:33 AM ReportIf she is old enough to drive....she is old enough to name. We have to change all this protection of young offenders. Getting their names out in public might just act as a deterrent.
J120 3/16/2013 8:54:45 AM ReportThey have the right to protect their identity. When u see that their name is not released its because they asked for it not to be.
missmoniepennie 3/16/2013 9:11:28 AM ReportActually Mr.Poster that has been proven wrong. Most people believe that making young offenders names public would act as a deterrent but that is not correct.
There is little evidence to demonstrate that the naming of young people will prevent recidivism.
In fact, recent research conducted in the Northern Territory (the only jurisdiction in Australia where juvenile justice provisions permit the naming of youth brought before the courts) presents anecdotal evidence that naming and shaming can have the opposite effect.
Young people were actually emboldened in their offending, convinced they had a sullied reputation to live up to. There is potential for a “badge of honour” effect from public identification. For many others though, being named simply brought greater police attention not only to themselves but to their families and communities as well. It makes going back into the community more difficult, how can we expect a youth who may have made a mistake for whatever reason, turn their life around when no one would take a chance on them due to their names being published. So then what are the chances that they would stay away from crime? Probably not likely.
The theory behind the publication ban is that if a youth is officially labelled a criminal, he may accept that characterization of himself and continue or even escalate his antisocial behaviour. It is unlikely that seeing one’s name in the paper will be an important, let alone decisive, factor for most teenagers in deciding which path to take in life.
missmoniepennie 3/16/2013 9:13:44 AM ReportJ120..in Canada they don't need to ask to not have their name released it is against the law for any media to publicly announce a young offenders name or identify them. It is not their choice it is a law.
Prrrrrrr 3/16/2013 10:56:24 AM Reportmissmoniepennie...Thank you:)
sparoma 3/16/2013 11:17:19 AM ReportI think there is a huge disconnect with age and maturity (or lack thereof in some cases). If you are old enough to drive and steal a vehicle, to me you are no longer a "youth." People today grow up faster, are more exposed to the outside world, have more responsibilities and are more savvy than they were when these laws were enacted. Time for some accountability and reform
KRF91 3/16/2013 12:12:02 PM ReportHaving the motor skills to operate a vehicle, and having the cognition to make good decisions are two different things and only for former really correlates with age. As far as the latter goes, physiologically the brain is still developing until the mid twenties. So in that sense everybody until say, 25 could be considered youth.
sparoma 3/16/2013 12:19:38 PM ReportI think most 10 year olds know it is a crime to steal a vehicle. People use the lack of impulse control as an excuse to break the law. Was I fully developed by the age of 20, 25? No. But I still knew right from wrong. It is bull to think that these are naive kids. They are breaking the law and should be help responsible
sparoma 3/16/2013 12:23:47 PM Report*held responsible
unknown user 3/17/2013 8:32:10 PM Report3/4 of the adults in this city lack the proper skills to drive correctly
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