YCJA + Justice system + Charter rights

Question 1

YCJA

Answer 1

Youth Criminal Justice system, deals with young offenders

Question 2

Community service

Answer 2

A possible consequence for commiting crimes, involves giving service to the public (i.e trash cleanup, painting houses/community centers, etc)

Question 3

Criminal record

Answer 3

Documentation of someones involvement with the Justice system (young offenders can usually avoid them)

Question 4

The three R’s

Answer 4

Rehabilitation, Reintegration, Restoration.

Question 5

Rehabilitation

Answer 5

The process of changing the behaviors of a young offender

Question 6

Reintegration

Answer 6

The process of moving a young offender back into society

Question 7

Restoration

Answer 7

The process of restoring everything to how it was before the crime took place (or as close as possible)

Question 8

Charter

Answer 8

A legal document of of rights and freedoms

Question 9

Collective rights

Answer 9

Rights given to everyone who lives in Canada

Question 10

Collective identity

Answer 10

A persons sense of belonging in a group

Question 11

Youth Justice committee

Answer 11

Give advice to a young offender currently going through the legal process

Question 12

Sequester

Answer 12

The act of taking legal possessions until a debt has been repaid

Question 13

Official language community

Answer 13

Groups of people whose main language is not the majority of language spoken in their territory

Question 14

Rights when arrested

Answer 14

1. Right to remain silent
2. right to speak to a parent or guardian
3. right to have a parent or guardian present during questioning
4. right to have a lawyer present if required to go to court

Question 15

Measures vs sanctions

Answer 15

Extrajudicial ways for dealing with a youth offender VS Severe punishments to strike the offender into obedience

Question 16

Extrajudicial

Answer 16

Outside of the court

Question 17

Fundamental Freedoms

Answer 17

1. Freedom of expression
2. Freedom of association
3. Freedom of (peaceful) Assembly
4. Freedom of religion

Question 18

Legal rights

Answer 18

1. Right to a fair and speedy trial
2. Innocent until proven guilty
3. Free from unreasonable search and seizure

Question 19

Mobility rights

Answer 19

1. Right to freely enter and exit the country
2. right to move freely within Canada

Question 20

Democratic rights

Answer 20

1. Right to vote as a Canadian citizen
2. right to have an election within every 5 years

Question 21

Equality rights

Answer 21

Right to be free from discrimination

Question 22

Collective rights

Answer 22

Rights given to collective groups of people (i.e First Nations)

Question 23

How does the Charter affect working conditions? (Age, Gender, Race?)

Answer 23

All workers shall be paid equally when it comes to Age, Gender, and Race.