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

Figure A.3.d Description

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Figure A.3.d shows the proportion of chargeable young persons who were charged with criminal offences, Nova Scotia, from 1986 to 2003.

• 1986 68.5% Charged
• 1987 69.1% Charged
• 1988 74.1% Charged
• 1989 79.2% Charged
• 1990 80.5% Charged
• 1991 78.4% Charged
• 1992 76.8% Charged
• 1993 80.7% Charged
• 1994 77.3% Charged
• 1995 74.2% Charged
• 1996 79.7% Charged
• 1997 78.9% Charged
• 1998 78.4% Charged
• 1999 74.5% Charged
• 2000 54.0% Charged
• 2001 47.3% Charged
• 2002 45.7% Charged
• 2003 36.1% Charged

Source: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. See Appendix Table A.2.