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Table 1
Average counts of youth in correctional services, selected jurisdictions, 2015/2016 Table 1
Average counts of youth in correctional services, selected jurisdictions, 2015/2016

Table 1
Average counts of youth in correctional services, selected jurisdictions, 2015/2016
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average counts of youth in correctional services. The information is grouped by Type of correctional supervision (appearing as row headers), 2015/2016, Percent change in rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 and Percent change in rate from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016, calculated using number, rate and percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of correctional supervision	2015/2016		Percent change in rate from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016^{Table 1 Note 1}	Percent change in rate from 2011/2012 to 2015/2016
Type of correctional supervision	number	rate^{Table 1 Note 2}	percent	percent
Total custody^{Table 1 Note 3}	998	5	-3	-27
Pre-trial detention^{Table 1 Note 4}	579	3	4	-19
Sentenced custody	396	2	-11	-37
Provincial Director remand^{Table 1 Note 5}	23	0	-26	17
Total community supervision^{Table 1 Note 3}^,^{Table 1 Note 6}	7,514	43	-12	-34
Probation	6,668	39	-13	-35
Intensive support and supervision^{Table 1 Note 7}	267	2	-10	-29
Deferred custody and supervision^{Table 1 Note 8}	258	1	12	-19
Community portion of custody sentence^{Table 1 Note 9}	320	2	-8	-8
Total correctional services^{Table 1 Note 3}^,^{Table 1 Note 6}	8,455	49	-11	-33
Note 1. Percent change in rate "Total community supervision" and "Total correctional services" from 2014/2015 to 2015/2016 exclude Alberta. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. Rates are calculated per 10,000 youth population (12 to 17 years) using revised July 1st population estimates from Statistics Canada, Demography Division. Rates may not match those previously published in other reports. Return to note 2 referrer Note 3. Exclude Quebec due to unavailability of data. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. Pre-trial detention is to hold a young person temporarily in custody, while awaiting trial or sentencing. It is equivalent to remand for adults. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. Provincial Director remand is to hold a young person in custody following the breach of a community supervision condition pursuant to a warrant issued by the Provincial Director. Return to note 5 referrer Note 6. Excludes Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Return to note 6 referrer Note 7. Similar to probation, an intensive support and supervision order is served in the community under conditions, but provides closer monitoring and support than a probation order to assist the young person in changing his or her behaviour. This is an "opt-in" sanction under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), meaning that provinces and territories may choose not to implement this option, taking into consideration available resources. Return to note 7 referrer Note 8. A deferred custody and supervision order allows a young person who would otherwise be sentenced to custody to serve the sentence in the community under a number of conditions. Similar to the conditional sentence of imprisonment for adults, violation of conditions may result in the young person being sent to custody. Return to note 8 referrer Note 9. The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) stipulates that the final one-third of most custody sentences shall be served under community supervision. Return to note 9 referrer Note: Additional data are available on CANSIM Table 251-0008. Figures may not add up due to rounding and exclusions. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Corrections Key Indicator Report, 2015/2016.

Date modified:: 2017-03-01