Criminal law & young people
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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".
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Training schools | Custody facilities that provided disciplinary and vocational instruction to juvenile offenders.
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Young offenders act | Federal legislation that replaced the Juvenile Delinquents Act in 1984.
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Young offender | Under the Young Offenders Act, a person, at least 12 years of age and under 18, who breaks the criminal law.
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Youth Criminal Justice Act | Federal legislation that replaced the young offender act in 2003
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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
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Extrajudicial sanctions | Participating in community based programs instead of going to court
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Youth justice court | A special court for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 who have been charged with a criminal offence
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Youth sentence | Punishment imposed on a young person that takes into consideration the principles involved in sentencing people under the age of 18
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Custody | Sentence entailing confinement within a controlled facility. Usually imposed on a young person who commits a serious crime.
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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
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Open custody | Sentence directing a youth to stay in a group home or participate in a wilderness camp for a certain period
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Youth worker | A person appointed to monitor a youths progress in the community
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