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== What happens next ==
If you agree to the <span class="noglossary">offer</span>, you may be expected to attend a meeting with the victim of your act and a facilitator. At the end of the meeting, you may be asked to agree to apologize to the victim and/or pay restitution (a sum of money paid to the victim for loss or damage) and do some community service work, such as stacking books at the library, mowing lawns or picking up garbage around public buildings. If you fulfill your obligations within the timeframe you are given, you <span class="noglossary">will</span> not get a criminal conviction. If you don't, your case could go to court.
If you do not agree to diversion, restorative <span class="noglossary">justice</span> or alternative measures, you may choose to face the charges in court. See the section "[[I've been charged with a criminal (or youth) offence and have to go to court|I've been charged with a criminal offence and have to go to court]]."