Mr. Hardliner, a high school chemistry teacher, was going to prepare for a lab class when he noticed the lock to his door was jimmied open. He could hear voices in the lab. When he entered the lab, he was unsurprised to see three of his 'troublemaker' students putting what looked to be some of the lab equipment in their backpacks. Mr. Hardliner knew this was not the first time these three students had broken the law - but this time he caught them in the act. Mr. Hardliner told the students to put their backpacks down and stand to the side. He used the classroom phone to report the incident to his principal and then proceeded to call the police. When he was on the phone to the police, the three students grabbed their backpacks and bolted out the classroom. Mr. Hardliner could see that the students were putting what looked to be the lab equipment from their back packs into a locker. When the police arrived they, indeed, found the stolen lab equipment in one of the student's locker. Mr. Hardliner was relieved that these students would finally be charged. A few weeks later he learned that while the students had confessed to what they had done, none of the students were going to go be charged with breaking into his classroom, or theft. Instead, they would be required to do six months of community service. Mr. Hardliner was furious. He felt violated that his lab was broken into and strongly believed there needed to be criminal consequences for the crime that was committed. He went directly to his principal's office and demanded that these students be charged with theft. The school principal tried to calm Mr. Hardliner down and explained that it is better to apply extrajudicial measures to young offenders. What does the phrase 'extrajudicial measures' mean?

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If a young offender accepts responsibility for an offence, the Crown could impose O an alternative penalty (such as an essay on shoplifting) without putting the young person through the court system. If a young offender lies about an offence, the Crown could impose an alternative, and harsher, penalty putting the young person through the court system. When a youth commits an offence at the school, the school in consultation with the parents, agree on the punishment. If the offence is not deemed harmful to students or staff, the police can impose an O alternative penalty (such as an essay on shoplifting) without putting the young person through the court system. If a young offender accepts responsibility for an offence, the Crown could impose O an alternative penalty (such as an essay on shoplifting) without putting the young person through the court system. If a young offender lies about an offence, the Crown could impose an alternative, and harsher, penalty putting the young person through the court system. When a youth commits an offence at the school, the school in consultation with the parents, agree on the punishment. If the offence is not deemed harmful to students or staff, the police can impose an O alternative penalty (such as an essay on shoplifting) without putting the young person through the court system.

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