Obviously, we hope to see a separate system for young people maintained, and we are pleased to see this incorporated in the bill. However, for it to be separate and stay that way, it must be dissociated from the principles of adult sentencing as much as possible. The Association des centres jeunesse therefore does not take a favourable view of the introduction of deterrence and denunciation as sentencing principles. Rather, we believe in measures based on the young person's risk factors, based on their needs rather than on deterrence and denunciation.
On October 25th, 2011. See this statement in context.