B.C.’s representative for children and youth says the province has a “golden opportunity” to improve services for those in the criminal justice system as youth in custody rates have continued to drop over the last two decades.
The latest report from Jennifer Charlesworth’s office reveals a “gross under-utilization of scarce resources” from the Children and Family Development Ministry, despite the number of youth committing crimes and being sentenced dropping dramatically.
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