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Chapter 12
Criminal Law and Young People
Term | Definition |
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Juvenile Delinquents | Children between the ages of 7 and 16 to 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 Offenders Act in 2003 |
Incapacity of Children | The legal presumption that a child under the age of 12 cannot forn 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 | A 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 to spend two-thirds of the sentence in custody and the last third in the community under supervision |
Open Custody | A sentence directing a youth to stay in a group home or participate in a wilderness camp for a certain period |
Secure Custody | A sentance that incarcerates a young criminal in a special youth facility |
Youth Worker | A person appointed to monitor a youth's progress in the community |