What are Youth Justice Committees?

Youth Justice Committees offer a community based alternative to court proceedings to youth facing criminal charges.     
For over 25 years , the Edmonton Youth Justice Committee Society has been providing an alternative to courts for Edmonton's Youth through community based resolutions to youth crime.

WHAT WE DO

Using a restorative justice circle approach, we we work with youth, the community and the people who have been harmed by the actions of the young person and  agree on actions to be taken  to repair any harm created. 
  • Volunteers sit with the young person, victims of crime, and family or friend supports to discuss the harm created. 
  • The restorative justice circle works with youth to focus on the harm created rather than the rules broken.
  • The circle works with all members to repair the harm created and allows everyone in the room to create a plan that works for everyone.
Click the link below to learn more about our circle process.

SOME OF THE WAYS WE HELP

Through discussion, decisions are agreed upon by all about the actions the young person needs to take to repair the harm.
The circle provides:
  •  support for young people, ​
  • An opportunity for the harmed person (victim) to have their voice heard in this process
  • Helps the young person understand the impact of their actions and take responsibility
  • Offers the  young person an alternative to the formal court process and the possibility of time in custody resolve legal conflicts through extrajudicial sanctions, community-service work, and meeting with victims and community members

Mandate:  

​Through volunteers, Edmonton Youth Justice Committee Society contributes to safer communities by providing supports to young persons who accept responsibility for their actions and make amends.

EYJCS Supporters

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The Edmonton Youth Justice Committee Society is supported by the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support Fund and Edmonton Community Support #ECS Fund
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