Comparison of Case Processing Under the Young Offenders Act and the First Six Months of the Youth Criminal Justice Act

**Table 18: Detailed Distribution of Sentences before and after the YCJA, by Court Location**
Percentage of cases receiving:	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample
	Halifax		Toronto		Scarborough		Winnipeg		Edmonton		Vancouver		Surrey
Absolute discharge	1.4	1.2	11.2	20.0	6.2	0	0.3	0.7	4.4	2.1	1.2	0	0.7	6.5
Reprimand		5.3		26.7		0		1.4		4.2		5.2		3.1
Conditional discharge	2.1	4.8	15.7	10.0	14.6*	3.6*	5.0	9.0	1.4	2.8	12.3	10.3	11.3	14.5
Fine, restitution	12.1	14.3	3.9	6.7	4.6	3.6	16.8	11.0	21.6*	9.8*	11.7	6.9	23.4*	11.3*
Community service	37.2	31.0	22.5	26.7	30.0	19.6	30.9	30.3	40.2	44.8	27.8	22.4	30.5	25.8
Probation	75.5	72.6	71.3*	40.0*	89.2	91.1	80.2	76.6	56.5*	40.6*	74.7*	58.6*	87.9*	66.1*
ISSP		0		0		0		8.9		0.7		17.2		3.1
Time served	4.3	2.1	37.1	23.3	42.3	39.3	19.1	15.1	12.5*	3.5*	14.8	17.2	5.7	4.7
Attendance centre		0		3.3		0		0		19.6		0		0
Deferred custody & supervision order		3.2		0		8.9		4.8		4.2		1.7		6.3
Custody, custody & supervision	34.0*	21.1*	33.1*	0*	30.0	23.2	29.2	25.3	29.9*	18.9*	38.9*	17.2*	29.8*	9.4*
Total number of sentenced cases	282	95	178	30	130	56	298	146	361	143	162	58	141	64

Notes:

* Shaded pairs are statistically significant at p<.05, according to the chi-square statistic.
The percentages add up to more than 100% because the same case can result in multiple sentences.