Law 30
LAW30-LT1
Examine how and why youth are treated differently than adults in Canadian law.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) | Analyze the fundamental rights described in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) and the guiding principles of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003). |
| (b) | Explore changes in Canadian legislation regarding youth such as the Juvenile Delinquents Act (1984), the Young Offenders Act (1984), the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003) regarding youth, including the legal definition of youth. |
| (c) | Examine the rights youth are provided under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (2003). |
| (d) | Discuss systemic factors that may lead to youth criminality (e.g., addictions, trauma, poverty, gangs, violence). |
| (e) | Explore how brain maturity can have an impact on youths’ criminal behaviour. |
| (f) |
Debate the rationale for treating youth differently from adults with respect to issues such as:
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| (g) |
Describe current Saskatchewan laws that are designed to protect the rights of youth and to regulate their behaviour such as:
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| (h) |
Explain the legal rights of youth with respect to:
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| (i) | Examine how youth are treated differently than adults in the criminal justice system during arrest, detention, trial, sentencing and incarceration. |
| (j) | Examine scenarios where youth could be charged and sentenced as an adult in Canadian law. |
| (k) | Compare public perception versus patterns and statistics over time regarding youth crime. |
| (l) | Identify and justify the age of consent for different legal circumstances such as contracts, sexual consent, medical consent, tattoos, piercings, use of social media and online spaces. |
| (m) | Discuss the limits on freedom of expression when using social media. |
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Record posted/updated:
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