Court
Deals with adults who have broken the law
What is the criminal code?
A permanent public record given to a person convicted of breaking the law
What is a criminal record?
Most young offenders will avoid a criminal record
What is True?
Protections and powers that are given to a person by law.
What are legal rights?
Cannot publish the name of a young person, or any details that would identify them as a suspect, victim, or witness
What is a publication ban?
Protection and powers that are given to a person by law
What are legal rights?
The Judge has a choice of passing an adult sentence to a youth 14 years and older who has committed a crime.
What is True?
Youth Criminal Justice Act
Consequences for YCJA are this type of consequence
What is meaningful?
This object in Lady Justice's hand symbolizes impartiality and fairness in the application of the law.
What is the scale?
Jurors are allowed to keep in contact with the public eye during the trial
What is False?
Removes a criminal record from the main database making it less accessible to the public and employers.
What is a pardon?
To make a part of again
What is reintegrate?
Lady Justice is often depicted wearing this to represent the idea that justice should not be influenced by appearances or biases.
What is a blindfold?
The YCJA helps all offenders
What is False?
Acts as a “watchdog” on their power. It interprets and applies all laws in Canada.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The consequence of a crime, such as imprisonment, determined by a court of law.
What is a sentence?
Represents the power of logic and justice which may be used either for punishment or protection
What is the sword?
The 4 factors to be considered when determining consequence for a young offender are seriousness of the crime, history of the young offender, ethnicity of the offender and attitude of the offender
What is false?
Things that are done outside of the court to help youth who have broken the law
What is extrajudicary measurements