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

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Table 27: The Percentage of Sentenced Cases Receiving Probation by Seriousness of the Current Offence before and after the YCJA , by Court Location

(a) Any indictable current offence

	Halifax		Toronto & Scarborough		Winnipeg		Edmonton		Vancouver & Surrey		Total
	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample
	% of sentenced cases receiving probation
1 or more indictable current offence	92.0%	81.5%	88.6%	84.6%	90.8%	84.5%	79.3%	64.4%	92.2%*	73.5%*	88.7%*	77.8%*
Total number of indictable cases	88	27	105	26	98	71	87	45	90	34	468	203

(b) Any offence against the person (indictable or hybrid)

	Halifax		Toronto & Scarborough		Winnipeg		Edmonton		Vancouver & Surrey		Total
	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample	YOA sample	YCJA sample
	% of sentenced cases receiving probation
1 or more violent current offence (indictable or hybrid)	86.5%	90.9%	91.7%	88.9%	89.0%	92.1%	74.4%*	52.8%*	91.3%	80.0%	86.7%	82.2%
Total number of violent cases	96	33	109	36	73	63	90	36	92	45	460	213

Notes:

• * Shaded pairs are statistically significant at p<.05, according to the chi-square statistic.

• Probation combined with DCSO and custody sentences are excluded.
  

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