The Different Types Of Extrajudicial Sanctions

Extrajudicial Sanctions are graduated in terms of degree of intervention, depending upon the seriousness of the case. The first type of Extrajudicial Sanction that can be employed is to take no further action. The police officer may see a situation in which he could lay a charge against the young person but decides, perhaps because [...]

The background To Extrajudicial Sanctions And The Youth Criminal Justice Act

We now have a system that is called Extrajudicial Sanctions or EJS which replaces what used to be called Alternative Measures. The purpose of Extrajudicial Sanctions is to deal effectively with less serious youth criminal behaviour in a way that avoids putting people through the court process. A majority of judges in Canada believe that [...]