Youth Criminal Justice Act Crossword
Across
- 3. A person who is 12-17 years old who is charged with an offence
- 6. Ages someone is considered a youth
- 8. Oldest age a person can’t be charged with a crime
- 9. A home with an existing family where a young person is placed for care and rehabilitation
- 11. Current federal legislation that governs youth crime
- 12. A more serious punishment for youth criminals that does not create a criminal record
- 13. The historic term for a young offender or youth criminal
- 15. Young offenders law prior to the Youth Criminal Justice Act
- 16. The absolute maximum fine for youths
- 17. A home that houses several youth criminals for a set time period for rehabilitation; operated by trained staff and non-profit agencies
- 18. Maximum youth sentence for first degree murder
- 19. Date the Youth Criminal Justice Act became law
Down
- 1. Most common sentence that a judge will give a youth
- 2. One of the reasons youth under 18 are dealt with differently than adults
- 4. Programs under the Youth Offenders Act for first-time, non-violent offending youth
- 5. A serious offence, such as murder, manslaughter etc.
- 7. Measures other than court proceedings for non-violent, first-time youth criminal
- 10. Most common extrajudicial measure assigned to youths
- 14. A person aged 12-17 years old who breaks the law