Law Ch 9/10 Flashcards
An agreement between a young offender and authorities wherein the young offender admits to having done something wrong and then does something to makeup up for the wrong ; is an alternative to a Youth Court Trial
Alternate Measures Program
The care and control of a child awarded by a court to one of the parents in a divorce proceeding ; actual imprisonment/physical detention of an offender
Custody
A sentence handed down for a young offender
Disposition
Th practice of keeping a convicted offender out of the prison system by imposing a sentence not involving incarceration; a warning given by a peace officer, instead of a charge, to keep a person from entering the criminal process
Diversion
The home of an existing family into which a young offender maybe placed for rehabilitation for some period ; a form of open custody
Foster home
A home operated by a non profit agency and fun by a professional staff into which young offenders are placed for rehabilitation for some period; a form of open custody
Group home
Latin phrase refers to matters heard in a courtroom from which the spectators have been excluded
In camera
Detention of a young offender in a special hole or wilderness camp with limited, supervises access to the community
Open custody
A report prepare by a youth probation officer at a judges request before sentencing the young offender
Pre-disposition report
Detention of a young offender in a youth detention centre with bars on the windows and locks on the doors
Secure custody
A person at least 12 and under 18 who breaks the criminal law
Young offender
A term for processed such as meditation, negotiation, arbitration, and settlement designed to resolve or settle disputes without formal trials
Alternate dispute resolution
A process for resolving disputes between persons through a Thor party whose decision is final and binding
Arbitration
The degree of proof in a civil action; a greater likelihood
Balance of probabilities
A legal document in a civil action outlining the plaintiffs case against the defendant
Claim
Arrangement between a lawyer and a client in which the lawyer will be paid a percentage of whatever sum of money is Awarded to the client at trial
Contingency fee system
A defendants claim in a civil action in response to the plaintiffs related claim ; action between two opposing parties
Counterclaim
Money awarded by the court to a plaintiff for a wrong or loss suffered
Damages
A decision made in the plaintiffs fair when the defendant does not dispute the plaintiffs claim within the required time
Default judgement t
The party being sued in a civil action; the party being charged in a criminal offence
Defendant
A civil pre trial process to disclose evidence and relevant docents and to reach agreement on certain issues to be presented at trial
Examination for discovery
A process in which a defaulting debtors financial ability to make payments of a judgement is examined by a judge
Examination of the debtor
Money that a defendant must pay the plaintiff for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, and future monetary loss ; is not an exact dollar value and required judicial discretion
Exemplary judgements
A process in which a defendants money or goods in the hands of a third person are Ttached by a plaintiff to settle an unpaid judgement
Garnishment
