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Youth Law Flashcards

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1
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Care and custody of juvenile delinquent shall approximate should be given by its parents

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JDA

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The purpose was to shift from a social welfare approach to making youth take responsibility for their actions

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YOA

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3
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Establishing a separate justice system for youth, with separate courts

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JDA

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4
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Establishing that seven would remain the minimum age under which a child could be charged with a criminal offence

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JDA

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5
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Society’s best interest to address
youth crime through social and
community-based solutions, rather than incarceration

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YOA

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6
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Promoting accountability,
responsibility and consequences

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YCJA

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7
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Parents have the right to be notified of all court proceedings affecting their child.

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YOA

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8
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Streamlining youth justice to be
more flexible

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YCJA

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9
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Those aged 12-17 who are charged with a Criminal Code offence and only other Federal Statutes

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YCJA

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10
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Authority did not extend to provincial laws and statutes

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YCJA

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11
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Child could be placed in foster care, pay a fine, or be institutionalized until the age of 21

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JDA

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12
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Discontinued the practice of charging children with “status offences” that are not illegal for adults

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YOA

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13
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Separates out the concepts of non violent, violent and repeat offenders

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YCJA

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14
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Discretion given to judges led to
significant variations in sentencing for similar offences

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JDA

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15
Q

Maximum three years for
serious offences

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YOA

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16
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Amended twice in response to
public pressure

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YOA

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17
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Amended once since its creation in the 2000’s

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YCJA

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18
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Maximum age determined
by province

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JDA

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19
Q

Authority given to staff working in institutions that dealt with juvenile delinquents had the potential for abuse

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JDA

20
Q

Any youth over 14 accused of a violent act can receive an adult sentence

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YCJA

21
Q

Raised the minimum age for charging a child from seven to tweleve

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YOA

22
Q

judge might convict a youth who is innocent on the grounds that in best interest to an industrial school

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JDA

23
Q

Established a policy with respect to fingerprinting and photographing youth

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YOA

24
Q

Police do not have to arrest youth
who are suspected of breaking the law.

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YCJA

25
Q

Maximum sentence for crimes that would incur a life sentence for an adult was three years initially

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YOA

26
Q

Abolished the offence of contributing to juvenile delinquency

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YOA

27
Q

There was strong public sentiment that the Act was too lenient

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YOA

28
Q

Judge may order parents to attend hearings or face criminal charges

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YCJA

29
Q

Extra Judicial Sanctions

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JDA

30
Q

Purpose was to shift from a social
welfare approach to making youth take responsibility for their actions.

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YOA

31
Q

Status offences including truancy and immorality and incorrigibility

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JDA

32
Q

Those 18 and over are considered adults

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YCJA

33
Q

First act the right to appeal a case
from a lower court conviction

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YOA

34
Q

Banned Names published in
Newspapers are the primary source of information for the public

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YOA

35
Q

Steven Truscott accused and
convicted of sexual assault and murder of Lynn Harper

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JDA

36
Q

Community service work is the most common for non-violent offences

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YCJA

37
Q

States that society must reserve the most serious form of incarceration for the most serious of crimes

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YCJA

38
Q

Provides for the expansion of
diversion programs and policies

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YCJA

39
Q

Under legislation, youths may be
fined up to $1000

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YCJA

40
Q

17-year-old Quebec youth found guilty could receive a much lighter sentence than a 17-year-old youth in Ontario

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JDA

41
Q

The use and definition of
delinquent removed

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YOA

42
Q

Court records are not destroyed when a youth reaches the age of 18. but they are not made available

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YCJA

43
Q

Youth in custody for more than 1 year is automatically reviewed

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YCJA

44
Q

No due process

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JDA

45
Q

Highest rate of Custodial detention

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YOA

46
Q

Act that applied for chief inspector Harold Grahame’s investigation of Harper case

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JDA

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