Police Discretion with Young Offenders

Description of Figure IV.16 Regional distribution of styles of policing

Figure IV.16 shows the regional distribution of policing styles used by sampled police officers.

• Territories

  • Mostly reactive 27%
  • A bit of both 55%
  • Mostly proactive 18%

• British Columbia

  • Mostly reactive 43%
  • A bit of both 43%
  • Mostly proactive 13%

• Prairies

  • Mostly reactive 33%
  • A bit of both 63%
  • Mostly proactive 4%

• Ontario

  • Mostly reactive 38%
  • A bit of both 55%
  • Mostly proactive 7%

• Québec

  • Mostly reactive 62%
  • A bit of both 23%
  • Mostly proactive 15%

• Atlantic

  • Mostly reactive 40%
  • A bit of both 55%
  • Mostly proactive 5%