00000cam 2200000zi 4500 9.954719 CaOODSP 20260902070851 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 250903e202503##onca obs f000 0 eng d 9780660787473 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP n-cn--- x9y2 J4-181/2025E-PDF Bourgon, Natacha, author. Exploring the use of extrajudicial measures for youth who come in contact with the police / Natacha Bourgon, Research and Statistics Division. [Ottawa] : Department of Justice Canada = Ministère de la justice Canada, March 2025. ©2025 1 online resource (52 pages) : colour illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Issued also in French under title: Exploration du recours à des mesures extrajudiciaires pour les jeunes qui entrent en contact avec la police. Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-35). "The Youth Criminal Justice Act—the federal legislation that governs the youth criminal justice system—was implemented in 2003 in effort to reduce the overreliance on courts and incarceration by increasing the use of out-of-court responses, also known as diversion. To this end, the Act encourages police officers to exercise their discretion in using extrajudicial measures (EJMs) as an alternative to charging youth with a criminal offence. EJMs include actions such as verbal warnings, written cautions, referrals to a community program and referrals to an extrajudicial sanctions program. This study examined trends in the use of EJMs from 2010 to 2021 using police-reported crime statistics from police services across the country via Statistics Canada's Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. …"--Key highlights, page 5. Juvenile delinquents Canada Statistics. Juvenile delinquency Canada Statistics. Juvenile justice, Administration of Canada Statistics. Police discretion Canada Statistics. Statistics lcgft Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Statistics Division, issuing body. Exploration du recours à des mesures extrajudiciaires pour les jeunes qui entrent en contact avec la police / (CaOODSP)9.954718 PDF 1.56 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2026/jus/J4-181-2025-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/jr/emywccp-mejecp/index.html