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, bail violations and fail to appear, by quarter, for Canada, from 2001 to 2003.

• January to March

  • 2001 16
  • 2002 21
  • 2003 22

• April to June

  • 2001 20
  • 2002 21
  • 2003 39

• July to September

  • 2001 20
  • 2002 20
  • 2003 34

• October to December

  • 2001 23
  • 2002 21
  • 2003 38

Note: the quarterly rates are annualized by multiplying by 4.

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.6.