Chap10

Question 1

What is the age range for a young offender?

Answer 1

12-17 Years.

Question 2

Under the YCJA, when can a judge impose an adult sentence to a youth?

Answer 2

When the youth has committed violent youth crimes.

Question 3

To qualify for extrajudicial sanctions, what must the youth do?

Answer 3

Admit to being involved in the offense.

Question 4

What is the age range to be not criminally responsible?

Answer 4

Under 12 years.

Question 5

Who decides whether a youth will be tried in youth or adult court?

Answer 5

The judge.

Question 6

When could the name of a convicted youth be published?

Answer 6

When considered dangerous to society.

Question 7

What is the youngest age a person could be tried in adult court?

Answer 7

18 years.

Question 8

What is the most serious sentence given to a youth?

Answer 8

Police and community head programs.

Question 9

What options do the police have when dealing with a youth suspected of shoplifting?

Answer 9

Call parents, charge the youth.

Question 10

What is the primary intention of the extrajudicial sanctions program?

Answer 10

Help youths learn from their mistakes.

Question 11

What is the maximum sentence a youth can receive?

Answer 11

3 years.

Question 12

What are the main principles of sentencing in the YCJA?

Answer 12

Gives additional rights and protections.

Question 13

What is included in a youth’s pre-sentencing report?

Answer 13

Intenses, incidents, related social history, personal identifiers, moral and ethical profile.

Question 14

If a youth receives an open custody sentence, where do they go?

Answer 14

Foster homes.

Question 15

What is the maximum youth fine for summary offences?

Answer 15

$5000.

Question 16

What can happen to parents who don’t attend the hearing of their child?

Answer 16

Contempt of court.

Question 17

Where do 16 and 17 year olds have their cases tried?

Answer 17

Provincial courts.

Question 18

Define open custody.

Answer 18

For youths who need more supervision and structure in their lives.

Question 19

Define personal service.

Answer 19

Counts to the person, no other to notify.

Question 20

What sentence is usually given to a youth convicted of a minor offence?

Answer 20

Absolute discharge.

Question 21

Define youth criminal justice act

Answer 21

Current federal legislation that governs youth crime

Question 22

Define compensation

Answer 22

Something given to make amends for a Loss

Question 23

Defines probation order

Answer 23

Placed under a probation officers supervision for up to 2 years

Question 24

Define extrajudicial sanctions

Answer 24

A more serious punishment for youth criminals that does not crate a criminal record

Question 25

Define community programs

Answer 25

Help prevent youth crimes

Question 26

Define group home

Answer 26

A home that houses several youth criminals for a set time period for rehabilitation

Question 27

Define alternative measures program

Answer 27

Programs under the youth offenders act for first time non violent offering youth

Question 28

Define custody

Answer 28

In criminal law actual imprisonment or physical detention

Question 29

Define rehabilitation

Answer 29

Helping an individual who commuted a crime to see that their actions were wrong

Question 30

Define young offender act

Answer 30

Young offender law prior to the youth justice act

Question 31

What type of youth offender are extrajudicial sanctions intended

Answer 31

Non violent first time offenders unlikely to re offend

Question 32

Why do courts prefer commmuntiy service orders more than personal sévices orders

Answer 32

Greater benefits to community and offer more rehabilitative opportunities for offenders