Soical 9 Chapter 2

Question 1

what is fair and equitable?

Answer 1

governed by rules that apply to everyone, taking into account individual needs and circumstances

Question 2

what is justice?

Answer 2

applying laws

Question 3

what is the justice system?

Answer 3

the institutions and procedures for applying laws in a society

Question 4

what is legislation?

Answer 4

laws created through the legislative
process

Question 5

what is validity?

Answer 5

reliability, based on a critical assessment of source, facts, and bias

Question 6

what is community service?

Answer 6

Help in the community performed as part of a sentence, such as assisting with a community clean-up or food bank

Question 7

what is a criminal record?

Answer 7

a permanent record of breaking the law, which is public information. A criminal record can bar you from some jobs, volunteer positions, and travel to other countries,

Question 8

what is a sentence?

Answer 8

a consequence for a crime, such as imprisonment, determined by a court of law

Question 9

what does rehabilitate mean?

Answer 9

to instill positive behaviors and attitudes.

Question 10

what does reintegrate mean?

Answer 10

to make part of it again

Question 11

what is colonialism?

Answer 11

the process of establishing colonies, in which a region is claimed and governed by a country from another part of the world

Question 12

What is the role of the YCJA?

Answer 12

To protect young offenders and youth victims

Question 13

What is the medias role and what they can and cant do?

Answer 13

The media cannot expose names of the offenders and cannot expose the name of the victum. They can have memorials

Question 14

young offenders act vs YCJA

Answer 14

the Youth Criminal Justice Act adds a specifically defined role for victims that did not exist in the Young Offenders Act.

Question 15

what right do young offenders have when they are arrested

Answer 15

the young person has the right to contact, retain, and instruct a lawyer

Question 16

What is the youg justice committee?

Answer 16

Youth Justice Committees offer a community based alternative to court proceedings to youth and young adults facing criminal charges

Question 17

What consequences can youth have from commiting a crime?

Answer 17

when a youth commites a crime, police officers are appart of the conseqence desison, te youth could have social workers in order to get help, the young person has to complete their punishment, could get charged, judge will decied if guilty or not guilty, if outh fails to complete punishment they will go to court and meet with a judge.

Question 18

When does a youth go to court?

Answer 18

If you are 12 or older and 17 or younger, and you break the law, you may have to go to youth justice court, where you will have to take responsibility for your actions.

Question 19

What is a Jury and what is Jury Duty

Answer 19

A jury is made up of 12 individuals who need to come together (unbaiased) to make a decison about the offender. They can have their input on weather or not they think the person is gulity.

Jury duty is when you are sellected to go to court to become appart of a jury. Unless you are 65 years or older, you have to attend.

Question 20

What is an advacacy group?

Answer 20

An advocacy group supports a political or social cause.

Question 21

What is indigenous world view?

Answer 21

Indigenous worldview: Society operates in a state of relatedness. Everything and everyone is related. There is a real belief that people, objects and the environment are all connected. Law, kinship and spirituality reinforce this connectedness. Identity comes from connections.

Question 22

What is a sentencing cirlce and who is involved?

Answer 22

A sentencing circle is an Indigenous restorative justice hearing tribunal that is conducted in collaboration with members of the community and the criminal justice system.

The sentencing circle includes the accused, an elder, judge, Crown, and lawyer.