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

**Table 29: The Number of Probation Conditions before and after the YCJA, by Court Location**
	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
	Mean and median number of probation conditions
Mean	3.3	3.8	3.1	3.6	3.9*	5.1*	3.8*	4.5*	4.3*	5.9*	3.7*	4.7*
Median	3.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	4.0	5.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	6.0	4.0	4.0
Total number of probation cases	188	56	211	58	194	79	156	50	238	73	987	316
F value, p value	3.45, n.s.		3.70, n.s.		15.69, p<.001		7.48, p<.01		29.98, p<.001		56.70, p<.001

Notes:

* Shaded pairs are statistically significant at p<.05.
Cases involving probation (e.g., if the youth received custody and supervision to be followed by probation) are included in this table. Excluded are intensive supervision and attendance centre conditions.
“Other” conditions are excluded from both before and after legislation data because the data from the two periods are not comparable. The data therefore somewhat under-estimate the actual number of probation conditions.