Jury Duty
Any Canadian citizen 18+ or older
Who is eligible for jury duty?
If a young person breaks the law, what are the two choices that a police officer could do?
What is charge the young person or don't charge the young person?
What are Canada's two major citizen-led organization'?
What is the John Howard Society and Elizabeth Fry Society?
How old must someone be before they can be called for jury duty?
What is 18 years old?
What does the YCJA stand for?
What is the Youth Criminal Justice Act?
How many jurors does a jury have?
What is 12?
What would the judge include in a young person's sentence?
What is community service, counselling, prison, criminal record, restitution, such as paying for damaged property?
Who's rights do advocacy's groups stand up for?
What is youth and adult's accused of a crime or crimes?
What are two major citizen-led organizations in the justice system?
What is Elizabeth Fry Society and John Howard Society?
Name one thing that the judge can give you if you get sent to court.
What is require the young offender to a program, community services, counselling, prison, a criminal record, and/or restitution?
When can a person be excused from jury duty?
What is undue hardship?
What is a prosecutor?
What is a lawyer who uses evidence to show that someone has broken the law?
Why do the call for measures to improve the fairness of justice?
What is for the people accused of crimes and those harmed by the crime?
What is the main simularity between the John Howard Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society?
What is they both advocate for young people rights and justice issues?
True or false. If a youth criminal turns 18 while they are sentenced, they will immediately go to an prison.
What is false?
To remove from contact
What does sequester mean?
How many times does most young offenders get into trouble with the law?
What is once?
Who is the executive director of the John Howard Society?
Who is Brad Odsen?
Taking in troubled children is a responsibility of Canadian citizens, true or false.
What is false?
True or false. Adults can not face community service.
What is true?
Who is not eligible for jury duty?
What is someone who has committed crimes?
Police officers across Canada, including the RCMP, work to educate young people about the law. They often act as coaches and mentors. How might this work affect the fairness of the justice system?
What is in a positive and challenging way?
Who is the executive of the Elizabeth Fry Society?
Who is Jacquenline Biollo?
True or false, Canadian citizens have the responsibility of doing Jury Duty when asked by the government to do so.
What is True?
What are two differences between the YCJA and the criminal code of Canada?
What is YCJA deals with 12-17 year olds in trouble with the law, young offenders can face counselling and community service, 14 and up can have an adult sentence, no names can be publishes, and they avoid a criminal record. The criminal code of Canada deals with adults in the law,, going to court a consequence, includes long sentences, names can be published, and criminal record for most?