Juries
The number of people that serve on a jury.
What is 12?
The process of being informed you are selected for jury duty.
What is summoned?
The people who lead/form justice advocacy groups.
Who are citizens?
The minimum age required to be a juror.
What is 18?
The term for not having to go through jury duty if it would cause undue hardship.
What is excused/exempted?
Justice Advocacy Groups provide public form of this about the laws and justice system.
What is education?
What is Canadian citizenship?
The lawyer representing the accused.
What is defence lawyer?
Indigenous sentencing circles led by Elders were the inspiration for these committees under the YCJA.
What are Youth Justice Committees?
The process of a jury reaching a verdict during a trial.
What is deliberations?
The lawyer trying to prove the accused is guilty.
What is prosecution?
Justice Advocacy Groups stand up for these for youth/adults accused of crimes.
What are rights?
The type of decision needed to declare someone guilty or innocent.
What is unanimous?
The term describing how juries are removed from contact with the outside world.
What is sequestered?
The name of the Justice Advocacy Group that focuses on justice issues for women/girls in Canada.
What is the Elizabeth Fry Society?