Youth Criminal Defence Office
Lead Organization: Youth Criminal Defence Office
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Serving: Edmonton and Calgary
Provides legal assistance to youth in conflict with the law and creates case plans as alternatives to custody. Services include emergency telephone support to detained youth, and legal representation at different stages in their contact with the courts.
About the Initiative
Types of Activities: Planning / policy development, Community development, Advocacy, Client advocacy
Principal Clients: Ex-offenders, Youth
Scope: Local
Setting: Urban
Started: January 1993 to: ongoing
Types of Funding: Law Society of Alberta; Attorney General and Ministry of Justice of the Government of Alberta
Offers Services In: English, French
Contact
Mailing Address: Youth Criminal Defence Office
Melton Building, Suite 600, 10310 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2W4
Contact Person: Mark Cherrington
Phone:
427-9367
Email:
Web site: http://www.ycdo.ca/
