Governed by rules that apply to everyone, taking into account individual needs and circumstances.
What is fair and equitable?
100
What can having a record affect?
What is travel, court, and work?
100
What does the YCJA stand for?
What is the Youth Criminal Justice Act?
100
A person over 18 years of age with this is NOT allowed on jury duty if they have one of these.
What is a Criminal Record?
100
What are two committees that work on the idea that breaking the law harms the community, therefore the community needs to be involved in finding the solution to the crime?
What are Youth Justice Committees and Aboriginal Sentencing circles?
200
A permanent account of breaking the law, which is public information
What is a Criminal record?
200
What factors are considered before giving youth consequences?
What is: Seriousness of the offence; History of the youth; Attitude of the youth; Circumstances of the youth.
200
What year did the YCJA come into Action?
BONUS 100 points: What is a reason that the YCJA was created?
What is in 2003?
What is to distinguish between adults and youth?
200
True or false: In Canada’s justice system you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent.
What is is False? You are innocent until proven guilty.
200
At what age are you no longer charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act?
What is 18?
300
Define offender:
What is a person who commits an illegal act. Breaks the law.
300
What is a similarity between the way youth and adults are treated in the justice system?
What is the accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty?
300
At which age can a youth receive an adult sentence?
BONUS 100 points: How can a youth receive an adult sentence?
What is 14? If they commit a serious, violent crime.
300
What is your responsibility if you get summoned to jury duty?
What is to either show up or go in an ask for an exemption?
300
T/F: Youth will get their names published if the judge wants it to be.
What is False? Youth can only get their names published if they commit an adult sentence.
400
Define:Reintegrate and Rehabilitation
What is To make part of again? To instill positive behaviours and attitudes.
400
If you are arrested as a young offender what are your rights?
What is To Remain silent, To Have your parent or guardian with you during question, To have a lawyer in court with you.
400
What consequences might a youth face for breaking the law?
What is community service, counseling, restitution?
400
What is a juror?
What is a member of a jury?
400
What would be your best argument if you were an accused offender in court?
What is that you did not know you were breaking the law?
500
These groups work to prevent crime by addressing the underlying causes of crime.
BONUS 100 points: Name 2 organizations that do this.
What are advocacy groups?
What are the John Howard Society and Elizabeth Fry Society?
500
What are 2 objectives of the YCJA?
What is to prevent crimes; to rehabilitate and reintegrate youth ; to give meaningful consequences; to prevent youth from facing adult trials.
500
What are extrajudicial measures?
What are measures that are designed to hold you responsible for having done something wrong without creating a youth “criminal” record.
500
What is the goal of the Advocacy groups we learnt about in Chapter 2?
What is to solve the underlying reasons for crime?
500
How can you explain community service?
What is Giving back to the community through volunteer work. Examples: Garbage pick up, graffiti removal etc.