Vocab
Governed by rules that apply to everyone, taking into account individual needs and circumstances.
What is fair and equitable?
The year the YCJA was passed by Parliament
What is 2003?
This law is the consequence adult offenders face.
What is the Criminal Code of Canada?
Canadians 18 years of age or older can be ordered to do this for a criminal trial.
What is jury duty?
The consequence of a crime when convicted, or a part of a paragraph.
What is a sentence?
The reliability of information based on facts
What is validity?
The federal law that defines the consequence young people face for criminal offences.
What is the YCJA?
Under YCJA most young offenders avoid this designation.
What is a criminal record?
Youth Justice Committees are staffed by these kinds of people. No one orders them.
What are volunteers?
The right to remain silent, to speak to a parent or lawyer, and to have parents present in questioning.
What are legal rights (rights upon arrest)?
The process of establishing control of a people not of your own in a foreign land
What is colonialism?
One of the YCJA's three principles is the rehabilitate youth and then do this.
What is reintegrate (reintegration)?
The ages at which a young offender cannot receive an adult sentence under YCJA.
What is 12 to 14 years of age?
The names of working with convicted criminals to assist them and their families to adjust to life in society.
What are the John Howard Society and Elizabeth Fry Society?
When the crime is not serious this can be carried out outside of court even by a policeman.
What are Extrajudicial Measures?
The blindfold on the statue of justice represents this.
What is objectivity (or impartiality)?
What is (reduced) maturity?
Young offenders' names are not published in the media unless they receive this.
What is an adult sentence?
Those members of the First Nations community that contributing the the fairness of sentencing.
What are elders?
A typical extra-judicial measure might involve this sort of action that helps a place or people where the young offender lives.
What is community service?
Everyone receives the same treatment.
What is equality (or fairness)?
Statistically speaking, the younger a person is when they commit a crime, the more likely they are to do this again.
What is break the law?
This is the age at which a young offender may face an adult sentence for a serious crime.
What is 14 years or older?
John Howard and Elizabeth Fry help with getting housing, jobs, literacy and this.
What is food (in your belly)?
These are the four factors that contribute to whether or not a young offender will face an adult sentence.
What are the seriousness of the crime, the history of the offender, the attitude of the young offender and the circumstances of the young offender?