What is the purpose of the Elizabeth Fry Society and the John Howard Society groups?
Work with youths and adults who have broken the law and help them return to communities??Stand up for rights of those who committed crimes??Call for improvements in the justice system
100
Jury
Panel of people sworn to give a verdict in a court of law. (guilty/not guilty)
100
What does it mean to rehabilitate?
instilling positive behaviors and attitudes
100
When 12 people work together to come up with a verdict, they are called a what? what is a verdict?
jury
decision of guilty or not guilty
100
what can a police officer do when a young person breaks the law?
Charge or not charge the person
200
Who, specifically does the Elizabeth Fry Society help?
Women and girls in trouble with the law
200
The administering of a deserved consequence or reward
Justice
200
What does it mean to reintegrate?
to make part of society again
200
how many people volunteer in the John Howard Society across Canada?
2500
200
If the police officer does not charge the youth what can happen?
refer person to a program
gives young person a warning
300
Who does the John Howard Society help
Men, Women and Youths
300
Active support on behalf of a group or person
Advocacy
300
Provide an example of a meaningful consequence for when a youth destroys someone's private property
paying for damage
working to repair it
300
What does Jacqueline Ballio believe about each case in the justice system?
each case should be looked at individually because it has individual circumstances
300
what decision can the prosecutor make?
send the youth to court
send youth to a program that must be completed
400
The John Howard Society is more concerned with this, instead of harsher penalties
Crime Prevention (housing, jobs, literacy)
400
Sentencing Circle
Community Organizations that are intended to provide consequences for those that have broken the law
400
Provide one reason why the YCJA must be separate from that of adults.
reduced level of maturity
400
Sentencing Circles have developed into what in our justice system
Justice Committees
400
What can the judge do if a youth makes it to them?
send youth to a program to complete
give a person a sentence
500
The Elizabeth Fry Society and the John Howard Society have similar goals. Name two of them
Crime Prevention?Justice for All?Reintegrating People into Society
500
Colonialism
process of establishing colonies of one country in another part of the world
500
How does the YCJA attempt to PREVENT crime?
addressing underlying circumstances of young people's behavior
500
Why do people seek the advice of elders, traditionally
they are molded by traditional beliefs and values and have experience
500
What are two reasons that the YCJA was passed into law?
different maturity level
did not face consequences for a long time
consequences did not connect back to the people who broke the law