Objectives
This objective focuses on keeping youth on a postive path by developing life skills.
What is prevention?
In Canada, you typically must be at least this age to serve on a jury.
What is 18 years old?
The YCJA was implemented in this year.
What is 2003?
This is the unabreviated name of the YCJA.
What is Youth Criminal Justice Act?
The consequence matches the crime/action.
What is meaningful consequences?
This number is how many jurors must agree to come to a unanimous decision.
What is all 12 jurors?
Although the Young Offenders Act was an improvement there was one major issue.
What is court backlog/long wait times in court?
This is the age range that the YCJA applies to.
What is ages 12 to 17?
Provide offenders with the skills to make positive changes in the future and postive particpation in their community.
What is rehabilitation?
This advocacy group serves women and girls by helping them reintigrate into society after prison.
The age range for who was protected under the Juvenile Delinquent Act is different than other acts.
What is 7-16?
This is the reason why young offenders names are left out of news articles.
What is protection of privacy?
Young offenders are not as responsible for their actions as adults and should not face the same consequences.
Seperation of Youth and Adult Justice Systems
These groups are made up of community volunteers and help young offenders to reconcile with victims and their communities.
What is Youth Justice Committees?
Prior to 1908 children and youth were thought of differenltly than they are today in comparison to adults.
Young offenders under the age of 14 who commit serious crimes like murder or assult cannot be given this consequence.
What is cannot recieve an adult sentence?
The YCJA considers four factors to determine meaningful consequences.
What is circumstances, attitude, seriousness and history?