Definitions
What does YCJA stand for?
What is Youth Criminal Justice Act?
What ages are the YCJA applicable for?
What is ages 12-17?
What are at least 3 possible consequences under the YCJA?
What is community service, fine, restitution, probation, custody and supervision order, intensive support and supervision?
Where is a youth brought first after being criminally charged?
Where is a police-station?
At what age(s) can youth be tried as an adult under the YCJA?
What is ages 14 and older?
A lawyer who works with the accused during trials?
What is a prosecutor?
What year was the YCJA established?
When is the year 2003?
How does one's negative attitude affect possible consequences?
What is possible harsher consequences?
When a youth is kept as prisoner in ones home, this is called....
What is house arrest?
What act did the YCJA replace?
What is the Young Offenders Act?
What is reintegration?
What is the process of integrating someone back into society?
What are 2 or more roles of extrajudicial measures in the YCJA?
What is accountability, reintegration, public safety, or effectiveness?
If an offender has previous records with the YCJA, how can their charges differ?
What is harsher consequences?
Where is a youth placed when found abusing substances?
What is counselling and/or rehabilitation groups?
Under what circumstances can a youth be tried as an adult under the YCJA?
What is an individual aged 14 years or older charged with a serious offence (murder, manslaughter, assault, etc.)
What is the measure of restoring an individual back to their normal life through training/therapy after imprisonment?
What is rehabilitation?
How many sections are in the YCJA?
What is eleven sections?
If a judge cannot reach a decision, what is the next step?
What is the judge reserving judgement, majority decision, or dismissal of charges?
What places are cases involving the YCJA handled in to protect their privacy?
What is a closed court or youth court?
When a youth is sentenced to house arrest what places are exceptions to leaving their home?
What is school, work, or places of religious worship?
What is the difference between conditional discharge and absolute discharge?
What is absolute discharge being no set conditions required after release, is considered a lenient sentence, and conditional discharge being set conditions required, such as probation?
Who established the YCJA?
Who is the Parliament of Canada?
What is the most common result for youth in the YCJA that suffer from disabilities/disorders and had little/no control over their actions?
What is being charged not criminally responsible because of mental disorder (NCRMD)?
What crimes may lead to a young person being put in jail under the YCJA?
What is violent crimes, repeat offences, or when deemed necessary for public safety?
When a youth is sentenced to jail, what is the maximum time spent there under the YCJA?
What is two years, with the exception of 10 years for first-degree murder?