Youth Criminal Justice Act

Fill in the blank with the answer(s) provided.


1				Sentences for young persons should be ___________.


2				Young persons should not be sentenced to a sentence that is ______ than an adult would receive for a similar offence.


3				A person under the age of 12 who commits a criminal act is __________________.


4				_______________ are intended to provide young offenders with a variety of options that _______ them from the traditional criminal justice system.


5				The rate of police-reported youth crime is ______.


6				Youths between the ages of 15 and 19 are at greater risk of ______ and more likely to experience this by the hands of a ______.


7				A youth court may impose __________ to a maximum of _______.


8				The maximum fine that may be imposed on a young offender is $______.


9				The mildest sentence available to young offenders is the ______.


10				Under the Juvenile Delinquents Act, criminal responsibility began at age ______.


11				Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, a young person’s sentence cannot be ______ unless he or she has committed another crime.


12				Studies indicate that the most significant factor in increasing the odds of ______ among youth is ______.

Answer choices for questions 1 through 12

A)	harsher
B)	falling
C)	1000
D)	least restrictive
E)	recidivism ; incarceration
F)	measures ; divert
G)	victimization ; (another) youth
H)	reprimand
I)	not criminally responsible
J)	community service ; 240 hours
K)	seven
L)	extended