Flowchart I: Case Process

If police have reasonable and probable grounds to believe a youth has broken the law the following scenarios can happen:

• Police take no further action
• Police warning or caution
• Police referral to a program
• The youth is charged and released
• The youth is charged and detained

If the youth is charged and released they will be screened by the crown and either:

• Referred to the extrajudicial sanction program, and complete the program.
• If the program is not completed they will be sent to youth justice court

or:

• sent to youth justice court and found 'not guilty'
• sent to youth justice court, found 'guilty', and - with or without a pre-sentence report - sentenced
• sent to youth justice court and appeal the sentence
• sent to youth justice court and notified that the court will be seeking an adult sentence

If the youth is charged and detained they will receive a bail hearing and be released or detained; and then may:

• receive a crown caution

or be screened by the crown and:

• sent to youth justice court and found 'not guilty'
• sent to youth justice court, found 'guilty', and - with or without a pre-sentence report - sentenced
• sent to youth justice court and appeal the sentence
• sent to youth justice court and notified that the court will be seeking an adult sentence

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