Criminal Law and Young People Terms

Question 1

Children between 7 and 18 years of age who have committed crimes.

Answer 1

Juvenile Delinquents

Question 2

Custody facilities that provided disciplinary and vocational instruction to juvenile defenders.

Answer 2

Training Schools

Question 3

Federal legislation that replaced the Juvenile delinquents act in 1984

Answer 3

Young Offenders Act

Question 4

Under Young Offenders Act a person between 12-18 years of age who break the law.

Answer 4

Young Offender

Question 5

Federal legislation, replaced young offenders act in 2003

Answer 5

Youth Criminal Justice Act

Question 6

Serious crimes, also includes repeat violent offenders.

Answer 6

Presumptive Offenses

Question 7

Legal presumption that says kids under 12 can not form mens rea to commit crime.

Answer 7

Incapacity of children

Question 8

Participation in community based programs instead of court

Answer 8

Extra Judicial Sanctions

Question 9

Court for youths between 12-18 years of age.

Answer 9

Youth Justice Court

Question 10

Punishment imposed on youth, considers principles of sentencing someone under 18

Answer 10

Youth Sentence

Question 11

Youth sentence assigned to group home, participation in wilderness camp or incarceration in a youth facility

Answer 11

Custody

Question 12

Court order that requires youth to spend two thirds of time of sentence in custody and one third under supervision.

Answer 12

Custody and Supervision Order

Question 13

Youth sentence to stay in group home or wilderness camp

Answer 13

Open Custody

Question 14

Sentence that incarcerates youth in a youth facility

Answer 14

Secure Custody

Question 15

Probation officer appointed to monitor youth’s progress.

Answer 15

Youth Worker