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Adults and young people do not always commit the same types of offences at all or in similar proportions (for example, adults cannot violate the YOA and youths are seldom charged for impaired driving which is the most common adult offence). Therefore, we have chosen to group all offences other than property or violent crimes in one large category to minimize the effects of these offence rate differentials. In 1997/98, 42% of youth cases classified as ?other’ resulted in custody, while only 30% of such cases heard in the adult court resulted in a prison sentence. Data from 1996/97 and 1995/96 were similar - youths were, in those years, more likely to end up in custody once their cases proceeded to court (see Table 2. Below). Table 2. Youth and adult court cases with convictions resulting in custodial sentences |
|
YOUTH COURT |
ADULT COURT |
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|
type of offence |
cases with convictions |
cases resulting in custody |
cases with convictions resulting in custody (%) |
cases with convictions |
cases resulting in prison |
cases with convictions resulting in prison (%) |
|
|
1997/98 |
violent |
14,472 |
4,485 |
31 |
42,105 |
15,847 |
38 |
|
property |
33,831 |
10,266 |
30 |
65,643 |
24,670 |
38 |
|
|
other |
26,225 |
10,919 |
42 |
142,325 |
42,151 |
30 |
|
|
total |
74,528 |
25,670 |
34 |
250,07 |
82,668 |
33 |
|
|
1996/97 |
violent |
14,241 |
4,308 |
30 |
41,383 |
15,125 |
37 |
|
property |
35,519 |
10,478 |
29 |
71,870 |
24,275 |
34 |
|
|
other |
25,037 |
10,492 |
42 |
148,391 |
38,068 |
26 |
|
|
total |
74,797 |
25,278 |
34 |
261,644 |
77,468 |
30 |
|
|
1995/96 |
violent |
13,736 |
4,226 |
31 |
42,567 |
15,670 |
37 |
|
property |
34,734 |
10,081 |
29 |
72,885 |
24,867 |
34 |
|
|
other |
24,475 |
10,005 |
41 |
154,711 |
39,824 |
26 |
|
|
total |
72,945 |
24,312 |
33 |
270,163 |
80,361 |
30 |
|
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Sources: Youth Court Survey, CCJS (cited in CCJS, 1999b, 1998e, 1997b) and the Adult Criminal Court Survey, CCJS (cited in CCJS, 1998a, 1998d, 1997e). |
