Summary
The objective of this research was to provide a preliminary assessment, based on national statistical data, of the extent to which police practices in Canada relating to the use of charges or other measures are changing in response to the new legislative direction provided by the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Data for 1986 to 2003 from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey were analyzed in order to identify changes which occurred in 2003 in statistical indicators of police charging practices with young persons.