Police Discretion with Young Offenders
Description of Figure II.2 Proportion of apprehended young persons charged, Canada, 1977-2000
Figure II.2 shows the percentage of young persons charged with criminal offences in Canada, between 1977 and 2000.
(Note: For the purposes of this text file, estimates have been made of percentages shown in the actual figure.)
- 1977 56%
- 1978 52%
- 1979 53%
- 1980 55%
- 1981 59%
- 1982 56%
- 1983 55%
- 1984 No data
- 1985 No data
- 1986 65%
- 1987 61%
- 1988 64%
- 1989 66%
- 1990 69%
- 1991 69%
- 1992 67%
- 1993 67%
- 1994 66%
- 1995 66%
- 1996 66%
- 1997 60%
- 1998 62%
- 1999 62%
- 2000 58%
Sources: 1977-1996: Carrington (1999); 1997-2000: UCR Survey.
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