Young Offenders v456

Young Offenders v456

Young Offenders

Introduction

Now we’re going to look at crime from the view point of Justice Ministers.
In Canada, a new Youth Criminal Justice Act was introduced.
 

  • Do you think that criminals think about consequences and punishments before they commit crimes?
  • If punishments were more severe, would they think twice?
    Or does it make no difference?
  • And should minors be treated in the same way as adults? Why /why not?

 

This lesson contains 4 steps and an evaluation. Work them through step by step.

Step Activity  
  Introduction

Find out what you already know.

Step 1

Reading

Read a text about Crime and Punishment. Do the exercise.

Step 2

Words

Match words with their definition.
Complete sentences with verbs in the correct form.

Step 3

Grammar

Exercises and theory of Past perfect tense.

Step 4

Task

Write a formal letter to the bus company.

 

Evaluation

Reflecting on what you have learned.

 

Difficult words? Search these on Cambridge Dictionaries

 

Step 1 - Reading

Reading
Read the text about crime and punishment.

Crime And Punishment: Toughening The Young Offenders Act

Some years ago, Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, introduced the new Youth Criminal Justice Act, which replaces the Young Offenders Act (YOA) as part of the Government of Canada’s Youth Justice Strategy. The government decided to overhaul the youth justice system in response to what Canadians were telling them, “Most had lost confidence in the Young Offenders Act. The system didn’t seem to be working very well, with more young people in jail for relatively minor offences.” Throwing children or teenagers into prisons designed for adults makes no sense, says the federal justice minister. The proposed legislation drew criticism from the opposition Reform party for being too easy on youth who get in trouble with the law. The Reform party wants the age of offenders covered by the law to be lowered to 10 from 12 and says youth older than 15 should be automatically transferred to adult court.

“Putting kids in jail, though sometimes necessary, is not an effective response to youth crime,” McLellan says. “Once you talk to Canadians, they’re the ones who tell us putting more young people in jail for longer will not make this a safer society,” she says. The legislation also proposed lowering the age of those who could get adult sentences to 14 from 16 and supervising all young offenders who have done time in jail. She feels, “We need to acknowledge that when serious things happen, there need to be meaningful consequences. “The Reform party says youth get caught in a cycle of crime because they know there are no serious consequences.

Perhaps they’re right. Faze Teen spoke with ‘John Doe’ who at the age of 15 was charged with Grand Theft Auto and Possession Over $1000. When asked why he did it, he responded, “I did it for something to do – it was all for fun.” John went on to say, “I had read about the law. I knew the worst thing that could happen was serving some community hours because I was a young offender and it would be my first offence.” However, when we asked John if he would have still committed the crime if he knew the consequences would be severe, he answered, “I thought I would get away with it so it didn’t matter what the penalties were.” According to the Canadian Criminal Justice Association, lawyers who are familiar with young offenders are unanimous in stating that, “These youths, at the time of their offence, gave no consideration to the consequences of their actions and that they would in no way be deterred from committing offences if they knew that their name would be published in the paper; no more than they would be if they knew that they would be punished more severely.”

Faze spoke with another young offender, Jane Doe. When asked what was going through her head as she attacked a young girl with a knife, she answered, “She had provoked me for months, so at the time, I was mad – and she was just making me madder!” At 14, Jane was charged with Aggravated Assault with a Weapon. She recalls, “There were four teachers, two principals and several students watching, so I knew I’d be caught but didn’t care at that time.” Would severe consequences have deterred her from the assault?

She says, “I probably still would have done it since I wasn’t thinking about the punishment anyway.” Justice Minister, McLellan, says that the legislation is part of a wider strategy dealing with youth crime that doesn’t always involve judges and jails, but community-based efforts to prevent kids from becoming criminals.

Source: http://faze.ca/crime-punishment


In the exercise about this text choose the correct answer.

Step 2 - Words

Words
Do the exercises.

Step 3 - Grammar

Grammar
Let's look at Past perfect tense.

  • ‘She had provoked me for months’
  • ‘I had read about the law.’

The Past Perfect tells us about something that happened before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.

Example: I had never seen such a high mountain before I went to Switzerland.
Example: I did not have any money because I had lost my purse.

 

  • To form the past perfect use ‘had’ + the past participle of the verb.

You can check out the theory of the past perfect tense in the Grammar Desk.

Past perfect

 

Do the exercises.

Step 4 - Task

Task: Writing
You are going to write a formal letter. Find out about formal letter writing here .

You were travelling to school by bus and you were looking at your phone.
When you arrived at school and opened your bag, you realised that your phone wasn’t there. You are not sure if you left it on the bus or if someone had stolen it.
You decide to write to the bus company to ask if anyone has handed in your phone.

  • Include the following information:
    - bus number/route – when (date/time)
    - a description of your phone (make etc.)
    - where you were sitting in the bus
    - people on the bus – include a description of at least two people.
  • Remember to include addresses/date/ correct beginning and signing off.
  • Ask the bus company to check with lost property to see if someone has handed in the phone.
  • Ask the bus company to check the security camera footage. 
  • Try to include some past perfect tenses.


Suggested answer: Formal letter to bus company

Evaluation

Fill in this schedule and answer the questions below.
(Copy to Word or write down in your notebook)

Activity

 

Needs
Improvement

Satisfactory,
good

Excellent

 

Step 1 - Reading       

I can read and understand the text about crime and punishment.

 

 

 

Step 2 - Words

I understand and can use the words.

 

 

 

Step 3 - Grammar

I understand the grammar.

 

 

 

 

I can use the grammar.

 

 

 

Step 4 - Task

I can write a formal letter.

 

 

  

 

What have you learnt in this period?
Answer the following questions:

  • What was the easiest part of this lesson?
  • What was the most difficult part?
  • What did you already know?
  • What was new to you in this lesson?
  • What do you have to ask your teacher?

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    Toelichting
    Deze les valt onder de arrangeerbare leerlijn van de Stercollectie voor Engels voor vwo, leerjaar 4, 5 en 6. Dit is thema 'Crime'. Het onderwerp van deze les is: Young Offenders. In deze les gaat het over criminaliteit en straf. Hierbij wordt er in het bijzonder gekeken naar jonge criminelen. In de grammaticaopdracht wordt Past perfect tense behandeld.
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    VWO 6; VWO 4; VWO 5;
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