Sentencing Youth in Canada: A Suitable Balanced Approach for Vietnam or Falling from Charybdis to Scylla?

This paper examines the sentencing regime that applies to the youth in Canada. The origins, history, evolution and challenges that faced this sentencing regime are reviewed. Its comparison with its Vietnamese counterpart allows the author to identify specific elements that could perhaps be improved in Vietnam not forgetting the many relevant differences that exist between the Canadian and Vietnamese criminal law systems. The author submits that the Canadian experience regarding youth sentencing should be considered as a good example for Vietnam.