Youth

Youth orchestra tuning up for summer camp (The Arizona Republic)

16 May 2008

Young string players in the West Valley can hone their skills as the West Valley Youth Orchestra holds its third annual Chamber Music Camp in June 16-20 at The Church at Litchfield Park.

No adult terms for youth involved in violent crime: SCOC (Regina Leader-Post)

16 May 2008

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a key element of Canada’s youth-crime laws on Friday, ruling that it violates the constitutional rights of young people to make it the norm to impose adult sentences for violent crimes.

Violent crime among youth on the rise: StatsCan (Regina Leader-Post)

16 May 2008

The overall crime rate among youth inched up by just three per cent between 2005 and 2006, but homicides and other violent crimes are becoming more common, Statistics Canada reported Friday.