Juvenile Diversion

Community-based programs that provide comprehensive social services for individuals younger than age eighteen who have committed a minor offense and are directed to participate in a diversion program as an alternative to arrest, prosecution or, in some cases, sentencing for the offence. Most juvenile diversion programs do an assessment of the individual's needs and provide and/or coordinate the delivery of the necessary services which may include individual, group or family counselling, substance abuse counselling, supervised recreational activities, vocational guidance, tutorial services and supplemental referrals for other needs.

 

Services
John Howard Society Non-Residential Attendance Centre

This is a highly structured intensive community based alternative to custody for youth who have come in contact with the law. Youth engage in cognitive programming based on prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration.

John Howard Society Youth Justice Committee

The Youth Justice Committee involves trained community members who meet with victims, young people aged 12-17 accused of minor, non-violent offences, and their parents, to negotiate an appropriate way for the young person to make amends for their actions. All young people must agree to accept res

John Howard Society Extrajudicial Measures and Extrajudicial Sanctions Programs

Youth are diverted from the formal youth justice process, while being held accountable for their actions in a community context. Each young person is designed a program of measures that addresses their risks and needs of the person(s) harmed in the community.

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