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


Table 5: The Percentage Detained by Police at Arrest before and after the YCJA, by Court Location
  Halifax Toronto & Scarborough Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver Surrey Total
  YOA
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  Column percentages
Detained by police 22.7 31.5 53.1 44.8 49.2 52.1 37.6* 56.1* 80.4 87.1 35.6 46.8 45.2* 52.4*
Released by police 72.3 68.5 46.9 55.2 50.8 42.9 62.4 43.9 19.6 12.9 64.4 53.2 54.8 47.6
Total percent 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Total number of cases 332 54 392 58 360 70 396 114 163 31 146 47 1789 374
Chi-square, df=1, p value 0.33, n.s. 1.37, n.s. 1.49, n.s. 12.48, p<0.001 0.78, n.s. 1.88, n.s. 6.42, p<0.02

Note:

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