YCJA v. Criminal Code
A reason for a minor to be charged as an adult
What are murder, manslaughter, attempted murder, and/or aggravated sexual assault?
Organizations that work with youths and adults who have broken the law to help them return to their communities.
What are Justice Advocacy Groups?
a legal entitlement or something that we are morally or legally allowed to do or have
What is a right?
the government cannot ban elections
Democratic Rights
The year the Indian Act was passed
What was 1876?
The ages a minor could be charged as an adult
What are 14-17 years old?
The main purpose of Justice Advocacy Groups
What is to stand up for rights of those accused of crime and making the justice system fairer?
A duty or obligation. It is something you should do in order to respect and maintain certain rights.
we can’t be searched or jailed without reasons backed up by laws and evidence
Legal Rights
What was the 1960s?
What is unanimous?
The two main justice advocacy groups in Canada
The year the Canadian Charter was passed
What was 1982?
the government cannot tell us we can’t move to a different province or city
The belief that one's own culture is superior to others
What is ethnocentrism?
The main intention of the Youth Criminal Justice Act
What is to rehabilitate and reintegrate young offenders into society?
This group defends rights of men, women, boys and girls in trouble with the law
What is the John Howard Society?
set of laws that establish how Canada is governed - the highest law in Canada
The freedom to express your opinions and to choose your own religion
What are fundamental freedoms?
The process of inhabiting land and controlling the people who live there
What is colonialism/colonization?
The representation of the victim and any evidence that will help strengthen the victim's case
What is the prosecution?
Who would have a role in sentencing circles or similar justice methods in Canadian justice?
Who are Elders (especially First Nation elders)?
The right to be free of discrimination because of race, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, or mental or physical disability
What are equality rights?
Land treaties that First Nations and the English government agreed to after the 1763 Royal Proclamation
What are the Numbered Treaties?