Chapter 2: Youth Justice Criminal System

Youth

An individual aged 12 through 17

Youth Criminal Justice Act

This law defines the consequences young people face for criminal offences

Rehabilitation

to instill positive behaviours and attitudes

Reintegration

to make part of again

Restitution

reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.

Advocate

One that pleads in another's behalf

John Howard Society

Helps all people in trouble with the law, and focuses on prevention of crimes by working in the communities

Elizabeth Fry Society

helps girls and women in trouble with the law, and focuses on reintegration and rehabilitation

Healing circle

when the criminal sits down with people and elders and they talk about the crime

What has happened to crime in Canada since the YCJA?

Youth incarceration rate almost 60% lower than in 1996/1997

youth justice forum

a small meeting between the vctim, the accused and a mediator. This meeting makes a suitable punishment and trys to get everyone's oppinion

extra- judical measures

it is a measure that keeps youth from getting charges or from getting into crime

incarcenation

going to jail or in jail

youth offender

it is a youth that had broken the law, these youth will proabably go into a youth justice forum if it is their first crim and the how bad the crime was

equitable

something that is fair under certain circumstances

fair

reasonable or equal

criminal record

it is a record with all people that have commited crime, any youth will have their criminal record when they turn 18

charged

to be charged (with a crime) is to be prosicuted or sentanced a punishment after doing a crime

community service

it is volunteering for a community, many youth charged with crime end up having a certain numbers of hours of community service they must do

why do youth commit crime?

for personal needs like food, becasue they are un-educated on crime and peer pressure

why did they bring forth the YJCA in 2003?

becasue Canada did not what the highest incarcenation or youth on the planet and the old youth crime laws had many holes in them