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The Act
Advocacy
100
how do you get on a jury?
you get pick through a process that involves 200 other people.
100
a 17 year old boy killed his parents because they bought him a playstation instead of an xbox. would he be punished as an adult or youth?
What is adult
100
Describe Justice
What is Applying Law
100
what does youth criminal justice act do?
protects youths 12 -17 in trouble with the law
100
what is an advocacy group?
What is a group that helps people
200
If you commit a crime at 12-17 will your name be published
no
200
16 year old boy does an armed robbery on a local convenience store for money because he needs to help pay the rent for his single mom. what would his sentence be.
What is juvenile detention with chance of parole at 18
200
Describe community service
What is Help in the community as part of a sentence
200
why was the youth criminal justice act made?
so people don't ruin there life's making mistakes when they are youths
200
What is the role of the John Howard society.
It helps men and women in trouble with the law.
300
what is Juvenal detention
prison for youths
300
14 year old stole a game from a store because he wanted it the security guard caught it as soon as he was caught he said he would pay back the money for the game and felt bad as soon as he stole it. would he go to court to find out his punishment or should he just get a letter to his parents.
What is letter to parents.
300
Describe Sentence
What is Consequence for crime determined by a court of law
300
How old do you have to protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
What is 12-17 years old
300
what is the Elizabeth fry society.
It is an advocacy group for women only.
400
can you be part of an advocacy group?
yes
400
A 15 year old girl robbed a liquor store because she ran out of alcohol and she was an alcoholic. looking at the reasons why she robbed the store would she be imprisoned or would she go to rehab.
What is go to rehab
400
Describe a criminal record
What is A permanent record of breaking the law which is public information
400
while under the YCJA do you have to go to court for every single crime
What is No you can get letters to parents
400
what are the two main advocacy groups in Canada?
What is The Elizabeth fry society and the John Howard society.
500
Can a male be part of the Elizabeth Fry Society
no
500
A 14 year old girl was being forced to sell drugs by a gang that her guardian was in she got caught selling cocaine and now is finding out her sentence but provided facts about the gang which the gang found out about. Would she be put in: the local juvenile detention. Be removed from her guardian and be put in a juvenile detention in a different province. or just go to rehab
What is Be removed from her guardian and be put in a juvenile detention in a different province.
500
Describe the Justice system
What is the institution and procedures for applying the law to society.
500
what year was the Youth Criminal Justice Act came into effect?
What is April 1st 2003
500
advocacy groups are linked to the government true or false
What is false