Assignment 2: Youth Justice Paper (15%) This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR #3 Critically examine and debate issues as they relate to Youth within the operation of the criminal justice system in Canada   ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES Objective of this Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to apply your understanding of the youth justice process (your online Lesson 10) to an actual case in Canadian law

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Assignment 2: Youth Justice Paper (15%)

This assignment relates to the following Course Learning Requirements: CLR #3 Critically examine and debate issues as they relate to Youth within the operation of the criminal justice system in Canada

 

ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

Objective of this Assignment:

The purpose of this assignment is to apply your understanding of the youth justice process (your online Lesson 10) to an actual case in Canadian law.

COLLABORATION: A student may team up with 1 (one) other student to complete this assignment. If you collaborate with another student, only one submission is made, with both your names on the submission. Collaboration is entirely voluntary on your part; both students will receive the same mark for the assignment. If collaborating on an assignment, you MUST include a one-(double-spaced) page Appendix to your paper which describes how you collaborated equally, and both reviewed and approved all sections of your paper. A student is permitted to collaborate on only one assignment during this course. In other words, if you have collaborated on the Court Paper, you may not collaborate with a student on your Youth Justice Paper. NOTE: If you have been granted the opportunity for an enhanced value on this assignment (i.e., worth more than 15%), you may NOT collaborate with another student on this assignment.

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1:

SELECT ONE OF the following youth justice cases, or an alternative youth justice case of your choice. If you choose your own case, note that it must be a case for which a youth has been convicted and sentenced. Some links have been provided to get you started; feel free to use other resources of your choice.

 

SANDRA AND BETH ANDERSON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Linda_Andersen

http://www.thestar.com/news/crime/2009/03/10/bathtub_girl_still_lies_and_manipulates_therapist_tells_court.html

 

“S. K.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/garrett-styles-sentencing-1.3320370

http://globalnews.ca/news/2341108/teen-found-guilty-in-death-of-const-garrett-styles-to-be-sentenced-today/

 

KAILEY OLIVER-MACHADO

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-teen-prostitution/article21437536/

http://www.theontarion.com/2014/11/sentence-dealt-in-teen-prostitution-ring-case/

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/teenaged-leader-of-prostitution-ring-back-in-court-today

 

JUSTIN MORTON

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/killed-classmate-teen-sentenced-to-7-years-to-life/article18264023/

 

THE TYRONE BRACKEN CASE

http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2013/05/29/three-youths-guilty-of-first-degree-murder-in-tyrone-bracken-killing.html

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20140611/282269548463117

 

 

STEP 2:

 

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO THE CASE YOU HAVE SELECTED:

 

1. Identify the case by the name of the offender and Criminal Code offence with which s/he was convicted. The offence must be accurately named and defined according to the Criminal Code; the CC section number of the offence must also be included.

 

If the offender has committed multiple offences, include the offence names and section numbers only, not the definitions.

 

2. Explain the current trend of this offence by youth in Canada. In other words, are youth offending rates increasing or decreasing for this crime? Your data must be within the last 10 years. If the data is unavailable for the specific offence, you may instead present the data for the category of offence to which it belongs (e.g., violent, property, other).

 

If the offender has committed multiple offences, include the data regarding one offence only, for which specific offence data is available.

 

Students MUST footnote any data presented in this paper.

 

 

3. Identify the sentence that was imposed on this offender at the conclusion of his/her trial.

 

 

4. Name at least 3 specific principles of Section 3 of the YCJA that are reflected in this sentence. These are the same principles presented at the beginning of your online Lesson 10. (Do not refer to the principles found in Section 38.) Explain fully how those principles apply to the sentence that was imposed.

 

 

5. Identify 2 other youth sentencing options appropriate to the case. Your answer must discuss separately two specific sanctions available to youth convicted of criminal offences, as outlined in your online Lesson 10. Identify why each of these sanctions could have been appropriate. For purposes of this discussion, assume a mandatory sentence does not apply.

 

 

NOTE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT REQUIREMENTS:

1. Your assignment must be submitted as a FILE ATTACHMENT

2. Your name(s) must be at the top of the first page of your submission.

3. Do not submit your assignment as a .pdf or Zip file.

4. Your paper’s length must be 3 double-spaced pages minimum to 5 double-spaced pages maximum.

5. Do not include graphics or colours.

6. Do not include a cover page.

7. Your paper MUST be written in ESSAY format, i.e., in complete sentences and paragraphs, with:

- an introduction and conclusion

- sub-headings per section, e.g., “Current Trend for Offence X”, “Sentence Imposed", etc. Note that sub-headings for each section (sections 1-5 above) are MANDATORY

- complete references. Note that your textbook and Lesson materials for this course are not sufficient resources for this assignment.

 

Please see your Course Calendar for the due date of your Youth Justice Paper.

The rubric for this assignment follows.  If anything in these instructions requires clarification, kindly post your question in the forum “Questions About Assignments”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Marking Rubric (15%):

Criteria	Excellent 80-100%	Good 50-79%	Requires Improvement <50%	Points
Assignment Quality	All information offered is accurate All views are clearly expressed and well explained. Contains original ideas, connections or applications Complete and applicable references are provided	Most information offered is accurate Most views are clearly expressed and explained . Contains mainly original ideas, connections or applications Reference information is incomplete or inapplicable	Some or no accurate information offered Views are rarely or never clear and require further explanation . Many non- original ideas, or unclear connections or applications Appropriate references are missing	/7
COMMENTS
Assignment Knowledge and Skills Demonstration	Clear, concise synthesis of course content to demonstrate understanding of topic All ideas are clearly developed, organized logically, and connected with effective transitions Explores ideas, supports points fully using a balance of evidence, Uses effective reasoning to make useful distinctions Relevant course and topic associations are made	Evidence of some synthesis of course content to demonstrate understanding of topic Some unified and coherent ideas are developed with effective transitions Supports most ideas with effective examples, and/or references, and details, makes key distinctions Most relevant course and topic associations are made	Lack of evidence or weakness in the synthesis of course content to demonstrate understanding of topic Develops and organizes ideas that are not necessarily connected. Some ideas seem illogical and/or unrelated Presents ideas in general terms, Most ideas are inconsistent/unsupported, and reasoning is flawed or unclear Some or no relevant course and topic associations are made	/ 5
COMMENTS
Assignment Structure	Formatted as per assignment details Structure and format enhances delivery of the information Clear language is used which leads to easy readability Correct grammar and spelling is consistently used	Formatted as per assignment details in most components Structure and format fits well with the delivery of the information Mostly clear language is used with minor readability issues Few or no spelling / grammatical errors	Formatting has not been followed Structure and format is unclear and impedes delivery of the information Language used is often unclear which impedes readability Many spelling and grammatical errors	/ 3
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