Principles of the Act
Resources
Visit the links below to find more information and activities about the Principles of the YCJA. You may need to download Adobe Reader to open PDF documents.
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YCJA Preamble and Interpretation
YCJA Section 3: Declaration of Principles
The following resources are still valuable, but they have not been updated to include the 2012 Safe Streets and Communities Act amendments.
New Directions in Youth Justice
- Basics for the Teachers - p. iv
- Basics for the Students - p. viii
- Comparison of YCJA with YOA - p. x
- Lesson 1 - p. 1-2
Social Studies 11 - PDF (1917 KB)
- Basics for the Teachers - p. iv
- Comparison of YCJA with YOA - p. 2
- Basics for the Students - p. 4
"Story of James" Youth at Risk - PDF (1433 KB)
- Basics for the Teachers - p. v
- Pre-Test: The Story of James - p. 1
- Basics of the Students - p. 5
- Comparison of YCJA with YOA - p. 7
- Worksheet 1-A - p. 11-12
- Worksheet 1-B - p. 13
English as a Second Language - PDF (2038 KB)
- Basics for the Teachers - p. iv
- Basics for the Students - p. viii
- Comparison of YCJA with YOA - p. x
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Unit 2: Underlying Principles of the YCJA - p. 5
- Activity 1 - p. 6
- Activity 3 - p. 8
- Unit 3: Prevention - p. 15
- Activity 1 - p. 16-17
- Activity 2 - p. 18
- Activity 3 - p. 19
- Unit 4A: Meaningful Consequences of Youth Crime: Sentencing - p. 20-29
- Answer Key - p. 40-41
On the Road to Justice
- Facilitator’s Notes - p. 3
- Scenario - p. 7-8
- Review points - p. 8, section 3
- What Should You Know About the YCJA? - p. 19 and 20, section 1
- Facilitator’s Notes - p. 3
- Scenario - p. 7-8
- Review points - p. 8
- What Should You Know About the YCJA? - p. 13-14
- Lesson 4: What Should Happen When Youth Break the Law? Meaningful Consequences - p. 17-25
Guide to the Posters - PDF (281 KB)
- Poster 1: Highlights of the Youth Criminal Justice Act - p. 9-10
- Highlights of the Act
Legal Quest Curriculum
The Youth Criminal Justice Act - PDF
- Basics for the Teacher - p.90-92
- Basics for the Student - p. 93-94
- What Do You Know About Youth Justice? - p. 95
- Challenges #3 and #5 - p. 108