Youth Offences

Mr. Katrib has a wealth of experience dealing with matters in youth court. He understands that as a young person many of these individuals have so much to live. Therefore, he works as hard as possible in order to ensure their future is not negatively impacted by often what is an unfortunate mistake.

This area is governed by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). If a young person is charged with a criminal offence there are different procedures that must be followed. A youth offender is an individual who is charged with a criminal offence and is between the ages of 12-17 years old.