Chapter 10- The Youth Justice System

4. Diversion programs for young offenders who are non-violent, first-time offenders, and unlikely to reoffend; designed to keep them out of the court system; also called alternative measures programs.
7. Canada's federal drug control statute.
10. Detention that is supervised and with possibly some supervised access to the community (e.g., to work farming); less guarded than closed custody.
11. A form of open custody for young offenders- i.e., a young offender is placed in the home of an existing family for care and rehabilitation for a set time period.
12. Homes that each house several young offenders for set time periods, for rehabilitation; operated by trained staff and non-profit agencies.
13. A document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction's criminal law.
14. A person aged 12 to 17 years old who breaks the law.

1. Extrajudicial sanctions; for young offenders.
2. Guarded detention for young offenders (e.g., in a youth detention Centre); the most secure detention form for young offenders; like closed custody for adult offenders.
3. A law passed in 1908 by the Canadian government to improve its handling of juvenile crime.
5. Canadian statute, which came into effect on April 1, 2003. It covers the prosecution of youths for criminal offences.
6. Act of the Parliament of Canada, granted Royal Assent in 1984 that regulated the criminal prosecution of Canadian youths, and replaced the Juvenile Delinquents Act.
8. Any material, including both illegal drugs and drugs legally prescribed by doctors.
9. A system or course of activities (program) designed for young offenders and involving military drills, exercise, classes, and so on.