Youth Criminal Justice Act Handbook

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   1. To whom does the Act apply?
   2. To whom does the Act not apply?
   3. What kinds of Offences does the YCJA cover?
   4. Approach of the Act
   5. Flowchart I - Case Process
2. Purpose and Principles
3. Legal Rights
   1. The Right to Counsel
   2. Legal Aid
4. Extrajudicial Measures
   1. Principles
   2. Objectives
   3. Warnings, Cautions and Referrals
   4. Crown Cautions
   5. Extrajudicial Sanctions
   6. Flowchart II – Extrajudicial Measures
   7. What happens to my Record if I get Extrajudicial Measures
   8. What happens to my Record if I get Extrajudicial Sanctions
5. Youth Justice Committees
6. Conferences
   1. Who Calls a Conference
   2. Purpose of a Conference
7. Classification of Offences
   1. What happens after a Youth has been arrested?
   2. Pre-Trial Detention
   3. Show Cause Hearing
   4. Where will a Youth be Held in Pre-Trial Detention?
   5. First Appearance
   6. Trial
8. Youth Justice Court
9. The Courtroom
   1. Youth Court Diagram