Rules
What are rules?
This refers to the standards that everyone should follow.
What is an oath?
This is the act of swearing or affirming to speak the truth.
What is the role of the clerk?
To complete paperwork before, during, and after the trial
What is a Judge?
This is the chief court officer that oversees the hearings.
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What is punishment?
This refers to the consequences for breaking laws.
What are laws?
These are rules created and enforced by the government.
What is confidential?
This is the information that must be kept secret.
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Who swears in the jury, respondents, and youth advocates?
Bailiff
What is a Respondent?
This is the student who violated rules or school rules and is sent to Youth Court.
What is evidence?
Information a court recognizes as proving a fact.
What is Justice?
This is the moral standard that applies to laws and courts.
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What is restorative justice?
This is the practice of helping and supporting Respondents instead of simply punishing them.
What is an opening statement?
This is the oral statement by the Youth Advocate at the beginning of a hearing.
What is a Youth Advocate?
This is the student who represents a Respondent.
What is the goal of jurors during questioning?
To establish facts, harm caused, and how to fix it
What is respect?
This means treating people the way they should be treated.
What is a legal disposition?
These are actions that a Respondent must take to fix the harm.
What is a closing statement?
This is the oral statement made by the Youth Advocate at the end of a hearing.
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What is a Jury Foreperson?
This is the member of the jury who is in charge of facilitating juror discussion during the deliberation process.
What is an objection?
This is a Lawyer's/Youth Advocate's statement to the Judge that a question is not proper.
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What is positive peer pressure?
This involves imitating other students' good behavior.
What is a jury?
This is a group of students who find the facts and determine the harm caused.
What is deliberation?
Jurors discussing the facts of the case and reaching a decision / restorative action.
What is a Bailiff?
This is the Judge's helper who maintains courtroom order.
What is the School-to-Prison Pipeline?
The likelihood that students are more likely to commit serious crimes and serve jail time if they are discipline problems and school and have been suspended or expelled multiple times.