The Impact of the Youth Criminal Justice Act on Police Charging Practices with Young Persons: A Preliminary Statistical Assessment

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Figure 4 shows the per capita rates of young persons per 100,000 of the youth population who were dealt with by extrajudicial measures, by quarter, for Canada from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 3047
  • 2002 2956
  • 2003 3437

• April to June

  • 2001 3802
  • 2002 3711
  • 2003 5243

• July to September

  • 2001 3298
  • 2002 3340
  • 2003 4526

• October to December

  • 2001 3652
  • 2002 3860
  • 2003 4685

Note: the quarterly rates are annualized by multiplying by 4.
Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.4.