Youth Criminal Justice Act Crossword

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