What ages are the Youth Criminal Justice Act for in Canada?
12-18
12-17
11-19
11-22
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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 minute
1 pt
When was the Youth Criminal Justice Act Created?
2003
1997
2006
2007
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
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 minute
1 pt
At what age is a child eligible for an adult sentence?
12
13
14
15
17. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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 minute
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 minute
1 pt
The Youth Criminal Justice Act has resulted in a reduction in the use of the court system.