Jurisdiction of the Youth Justice Court

• Author: Brock Jones/Sarah Leece/Mary Birdsell/Emma Rhodes
• Pages: 77-90

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I. Introduction ............................................. 

II. The Criminal Code of Canada and the YCJA .................... 

III. Age of Criminal Responsibility ............................... 

IV. What Is a Youth Justice Court? ............................... 

V. When the Young Person Turns  ............................ 

VI. Historical Oences ....................................... 

VII. Age Unknown at the Time of the Oence ...................... 

VIII. Multiple Oences That Span the Young Person’s th Birthday .... 

IX. Young Persons and Adults: Co-Accused ....................... 

X. Summary Conviction Oences .............................. 

XI. Proceedings by Indictment ................................. 

XII. When the Young Person Can Elect the Mode ofTrial ............. 

XIII. The Attorney General May Require the Young Person to Be

TriedbyaJudgeand Jury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

XIV. Considerations for Crown Prosecutors and Defence Counsel ...... 

Jurisdiction

oftheYouth

JusticeCourt

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