YCJA - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What does the YCJA stand for?

Youth Criminal Justice Act

Youth Criminal Justice Association

Young Criminals Jumping Authority

Youth Can Join Assembly

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What ages are the Youth Criminal Justice Act for in Canada?

12-18

12-17

11-19

11-22

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is one consequence of theft in the Youth Criminal Justice Act?

The victim gets to take something from you.

Your name gets released in the news, and you are labelled as a thief.

Community Service

Jail Time

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

When was the Youth Criminal Justice Act Created?

2003

1997

2006

2007

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What age do you have to be in order to be considered for an adult sentence of a serious crime?

17

15

10

14

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What does restitution mean?

Work hours done without pay in the community.

Repayment for loss suffered by the victim

Return of items that were lost to the victim.

All of the above.

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The YCJA states that the youth criminal justice system is intended to protect the public by...

holding youth accountable

promoting the rehabilitation and reintegration of youth back into society

preventing crime

all of the above

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The youth criminal justice system must be separate from the adult system and based on the principle that:

Kids are not smart enough to commit crime on their own.

Youth are naturally bad, so they need a different set of rules.

When you're under the age of 18, you cannot be held responsible for your actions.

youth are presumed to be less morally blameworthy than adults.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The majority of youth crimes involve shoplifting, possession of stolen property, breach of probation, or relatively minor assaults that do not involve bodily harm, these are considered...

Petty crimes

Non-violent crimes

Non-serious crimes

Soft crimes

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Extrajudicial measures are...

Measures outside the formal court process can provide effective and timely responses to youth crime

Measures outside the law where youth can pay for their crimes according to their parents

Measures that a judge sets that tell the youth what they can and cannot do

The step before the court room

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Extrajudicial sanctions can be used where the young person takes responsibility for the offence, including...

volunteer work

compensating (or paying back the victim)

attending specialized programs

all of the above

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What happens if the young person fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the sanction?

They go to jail

They get taken from their parents

The case goes through court

They get arrested and detained

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

As a general rule, no identifying information that would reveal that a young person has been dealt with by the youth justice system can be published. This is called...

an information ban

an information hold

minor protection

a publication ban

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The reason for the publication ban is that publication can undermine efforts to ________ & _________ young people back into the community.

rehabilitate and reintegrate

rehabilitate & reconsubstantiate

renew & reintegrate

repair & renew

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The main purpose of both the Youth Criminal Justice Act and the Criminal Code of Canada is to ......

reintegrate offenders back into society

keep offenders away from law abiding citizens

punish those who need punishing

keep control over the masses

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

At what age is a child eligible for an adult sentence?

12

13

14

15

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What factors do people take into consideration when arresting and charging a young offender?

None

Seriousness, history, attitude, and circumstances.

The crime.

The crime and attitude of the offender

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What three groups are affected by the YCJA?

Society, Victim, Young Offender

Society, Victims, Criminal

Victim, Young Offender, Parents

Victim, Young Offender, Criminal

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Youth Criminal Justice Act has resulted in a reduction in the use of the court system.

True

False

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