The person who is sitting at the very front of the courtroom and presides over the courts hearing, proceedings, and the final sentencing of the accused.
Who is the Judge?
The most frequent charged crime for youth is this. (Hint: 209/100K)
What is uttering threats?
Ensuring youths are are subject to _____________ to promote long term protection of the public
What are meaningful consequences?
The age bracket that convicts youth sentences with the Youth Criminal Justice Act in Youth Justice Court.
What are 12-17 years olds.
True or false: the name of the youth may be published.
What is false?
A courtroom has all of these roles in both Adult Court and Youth Justice Court, except for this role.
Who is the Jury?
This crime was used as an example for adult and youth crimes. This crime can send an adult to prison for life and a youth to prison for a minimum of 10 years.
What is First Degree Murder?
Finding out what causes offending behaviour to promote accountability and responsibility
What is Preventing?
Police can decide whether or not to use this rather than go to court.
What are extrajudicial measures?
This organization deals with the legal matters of youth, women, and girls.
What is the Elizabeth Fry Society?
The age bracket that youth may be tried in Provincial Court.
What are 16-17 year olds?
When arrested, two things are required when at the police station.
What are fingerprints and a photo?
Reinforcing respect, responsibility and accountability
Extrajudicial Measures may only be used if the youth does the following.
What is confess to the crime?
In 1908 the YCJA was named something else.
What is the Juvenile Delinquents Act
Name the two participants in court proceedings that present evidence and try to convince the judge of their verdict.
What are the Crown Prosecutor and the Defense Lawyer/Duty Counsel.
Dealing with Youth Appeals can be changed but the process and permissions begins and ends with what two participants in a case.
Who are a Probation Officer and the Judge?
Being put back into society with respecting the human rights for youth.
What is Reintegrating?
Define what it means to be sentenced with Open Custody and Closed Custody.
What is Open custody is when a youth is sent to a foster home, group home or other less severe establishment and Closed custody is when they are sent to a juvenile detention centre, usually until age 18 but some may apply to stay longer rather than go to adult prison?
This Canadian summons comes to you at 18 years old and is an expectation to appear, as you are now eligible to do the following.
What is Jury Duty?
Name two categories of peoples allowed within the courtroom that are members of the public.
What are any of the following:
Parents, reporters, media, observers, Organizations (such as the John Howard Society), counselling services, victim assistance, trusted adults, etc.
Three factors that having an active Youth Criminal Record can affect are.
What are any of the following:
University, Jobs, Leaving the Country, Future Careers, Etc.
The Indigenous perspective on Youth crime is the following.
Crime is a crime against the community
The 3 reasons a judge may hold you in a Bail Hearing are the following.
What is Primary (not showing up), Secondary (commit another crime), and Tertiary (best to stay) reasons.
The definition of Restitution is the following.
What is the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner?