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Ch 12; Criminal law
Criminal law & young people
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Juvenile delinquents | Children between the ages of 7 and 16-18 (depending on the province) who committed crimes or were considered "unmanageable" or "sexually immoral". |
| Training schools | Custody facilities that provided disciplinary and vocational instruction to juvenile offenders. |
| Young offenders act | Federal legislation that replaced the Juvenile Delinquents Act in 1984. |
| Young offender | Under the Young Offenders Act, a person, at least 12 years of age and under 18, who breaks the criminal law. |
| Youth Criminal Justice Act | Federal legislation that replaced the young offender act in 2003 |
| Incapacity of children | The legal presumption that a child under the age of 12 cannot form the necessary mens rea to be convicted of a crime |
| Extrajudicial sanctions | Participating in community based programs instead of going to court |
| Youth justice court | A special court for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 who have been charged with a criminal offence |
| Youth sentence | Punishment imposed on a young person that takes into consideration the principles involved in sentencing people under the age of 18 |
| Custody | Sentence entailing confinement within a controlled facility. Usually imposed on a young person who commits a serious crime. |
| Custody and supervision order | A court order that sets out terms and conditions requiring the youth the spend two thirds of the sentence in custody and the last third in the community under supervision |
| Open custody | Sentence directing a youth to stay in a group home or participate in a wilderness camp for a certain period |
| Youth worker | A person appointed to monitor a youths progress in the community |