6 Flashcards
Who is Kailey Oliver-Machado
ringleader who sex trafficked girls
Who is considered a youth in Canada
12-17 year olds
What happened to Stephanie Rengel’s sentence
David: 10 year for parole (1st degree)
Gf: 6 years (2nd degree)
What is the max sentence of youth for first degree murder
10 years
What is the max life sentence for an adult
25 years
Are youth crimes increasing
no
people are more likely to break the law during their youth/early adulthood than at any other time in their
lives
true or false
true
What is the most common sentence for youth
probabtion
What time are most crimes committed
3-6pm
If a youth is convicted of a summary offence how long do their records remain open?
3 years
If a youth is convicted of a indictable offence (not including murder, manslaughter, aggravated sexual assault) how long do their records remain open?
5 years
What happens if a commit an offence as an adult during the access period of the criminal record
It will be tacked on to your adult file lol
What happens if a youth commits
if convicted of murder, attempted murder, aggravated sexual assault, manslaughter, it may be open indefinitely.
If a youth is “tried as an adult”, are they kept in adult court or youth court
tried in youth court but sentenced as an adult
Who is most likely to be victimized by youth?
other youth
What age group has the highest involvement in
crime?
15-24
Peak age for males committing crimes
17
Peak age for women commiting crimes
16
What does the age crime curve show? Why?
involvement in crime increases in early adolescence, peeks as teens and early adulthood, and decreases when we get older
We have more stakes as we get older and more impulse control
Rank the most common offence commited by youth and reported to police in order
mischief
common assault
theft
armed robbery
theft
common assault
mischief
Who is more likely to shoplift? Who are most likely to be caught
males. females cause they suspect they will
Are most youth crimes committed individually or with others?
committed in groups 2 or more
Is beyond scared straight effective
no lol
youth crimes before1800’s were low why?
children had to much responsibility and social control was effective
Late 1800s-1900s youth crime. (why’d it increase? issues)
children were abandoned by families
there was no separate system so children were tried in adult court and
The juvenile delinquents act’s (1908) created a seperate justice system for
8 and older
12 and older
7 and older
10 and older
7 and older
What was the Juvenile status for PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan
16 years old
What province upper limit to be considered a juvenile is 17
newfoundland and B.C
Which province did not have the upper limit to be 18
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Quebec
Newfoundland
The Jda banned what?
publication of juveniles names
JDA: how long could a youth be held in training school? Under what act
21 years old. Juvenile Delinquent Act 1908
Under what act could Juveniles face the death penalty
Juvenile Delinquent Act
