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

APPENDIX: METHOD AND SUPPORTING TABLES (cont'd)

TABLE A.19 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKING PROHIBITING POSSESSION OF WEAPONS, BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases where area restriction was a condition 10% 39% 19% 1% 26%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female .21 -.07 .10   -.22 *
Age .07 -.07 .09   .07
Race (black/Aboriginal) - .25 ** -.05   .14

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting .18 -.16 .02   .15

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Having prior custody disposition - - -.13   -
Having prior bail violations -.07 -.10 .03   -.19 *
Person charge at arrest .21 ** .26 ** .39 ***   .47 ***
Number of cases 56 104 95   121
Statistical significance of the anova ** *** ***   ***

TABLE A.20 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKINGS WITH A CURFEW CONDITION, BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases with a curfew condition 48% 44% 71% 58% 50%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female .25 -.08 .17 .09 .09
Age .11 .07 -.14 .13 -.13
Race (black/Aboriginal) -.24 -.08 .05 na -.08

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting -.38 -.19 .01 - .05
Alleged substance abuser - -.08 - - .16

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Having prior bail violations - -.05 -.14 * .08 -.05
Number of current charges - .05 .01 .10 .12
Property charge at arrest - - .12 .18 .10
Administration of justice charge at arrest -.16 - - - -
Current charge is indictable - .09 - - -
Number of cases 52 104 95 72 121
Statistical significance of the anova n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.

TABLE A.21 - B VALUES AND SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIAL, SOCIO-LEGAL AND LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COURT UNDERTAKINGS WITH A HOUSE ARREST CONDITION, BY COURT LOCATION

  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
% of cases with a house arrest condition 12% 29% 8% 5% 1%

Non-legal (social) factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Being female .15 -.08 .08    
Age -.14 -.07 .06    
Race (black/Aboriginal) .14 - -.04    

Socio-legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Living outside family setting - -.16 -.02    

Legal factors
  Hal-Dart Tor & Scar Wpg Edm Van & Surrey
Having prior bail violations   .07 -    
Number of current charges .06 - -    
Person charge at arrest .07 .19 * -    
Administration of justice charge at arrest - - .26 **    
Number of cases 54 107 94    
Statistical significance of the anova n.s. * n.s.    

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