Pre-Trial Detention Under the Young Offenders Act: A Study of Urban Courts

APPENDIX: METHOD AND SUPPORTING TABLES (cont'd)

TABLE A.16 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKING WITH AN AREA RESTRICTION, BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases where area restriction was a condition 41% 48% 27% 11% 42%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female -.45 -.17 -.13 -.08 09
Age 33 .16 - -.17 .08
Race (black/Aboriginal) - -.02 .15 na .17

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting .30 .29 ** -.16 - .04

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Having prior custody disposition - - -.19 - -
Having prior bail violations -.13 -.18 * - -.01 -.09
Property charge at arrest -.01 -.23 * - - -
Shoplifting charge at arrest - - .42 .21 -
Current person - - - - .15
Any car theft? - - - - -.30 *
Number of cases 56 104 94 72 120
Statistical significance of the anova n.s. ** * n.s. *

TABLE A.17 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKING TO ATTEND SCHOOL (OR WORK), BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases where area restriction was a condition 5% 52% 30% 26% 20%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female -.07 .20 -.12 -.15 -.12
Age 08 -.02 17 -.35 * -.10
Race (black/Aboriginal) -.01 .20 * -.09 na -.03

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting -.03 .11 - - -.03

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Presence or number of prior convictions .01 -.21 * .08 .15 -
Having prior bail violations .25 *** - - - .16
Property charge at arrest - .31 ** - .12 -
Administration of justice charge at arrest -.07 - - - .05
Current charge is indictable - - .22 * - -
Number of cases 54 103 93 61 121
Statistical significance of the anova *** ** n.s. * n.s.

TABLE A.18 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKING TO ABSTAIN FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases where abstain from drugs/alcohol was a condition 31% 25% 29% 22% 11%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female - -.18 .13 -.09 -.09
Age .27 .19 .16 -.11 .05
Race (black/Aboriginal) - -.06 -.07 na .03

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting .33 * -.13 .12 - .02
Alleged substance abuser .24 * .23 .29 ** .03 .06

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Having prior bail violations .13 .06 -.14 .06 .12
Person charge at arrest - - - .17 -
Property charge at arrest - - -.06 - -
Administration of justice charge at arrest -.26 * - - - .04
Current charge is "other" offence e.g. drinking & driving - .26 * - - -
Number of cases 56 104 96 72 120
Statistical significance of the anova *** * ** n.s n.s

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