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Table 3
Initial entry of youth into correctional services by legal hold status, eight jurisdictions, 2014/2015 Table 3
Initial entry of youth into correctional services by legal hold status, eight jurisdictions, 2014/2015

Table 3
Initial entry of youth into correctional services by legal hold status, eight jurisdictions, 2014/2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Initial entry of youth into correctional services by legal hold status. The information is grouped by Type of correctional supervision (appearing as row headers), Initial entry, calculated using number, percent, percent change from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015 and percent change from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Type of correctional supervision	Initial entry
Type of correctional supervision	number	percent	percent change from 2013/2014 to 2014/2015	percent change from 2010/2011 to 2014/2015
Total correctional services^Note 1	5,538	100	-15	-49
Pre-trial detention^Note 2	1,688	30	-2	-47
Total sentenced custody	68	1	-15	-38
Secure custody and supervision^Note 3	29	1	-15	-37
Open custody and supervision^Note 4	39	1	-15	-38
Total community supervision	3,782	68	-19	-50
Probation	2,625	47	-21	-52
Deferred custody and supervision^Note 5	70	1	-7	-53
Intensive support and supervision^Note 6	19	0	12	-37
Other community	1,068	19	-15	-43
Note 1. Excludes Nova Scotia, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Prince Edward Island is excluded due to unavailability of community data. Return to note 1 referrer Note 2. 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 2 referrer Note 3. A facility is considered secure when youth are detained by security devices, including those which operate with full perimeter security features and/or where youths are under constant observation. The extent to which facilities are "secure" varies across jurisdictions. Return to note 3 referrer Note 4. A facility is considered "open" when there is minimal use of security devices or perimeter security (i.e. community residential centre, group home, childcare institution, forest or wilderness camp, or any like place or facility). The extent to which facilities are "open" varies across jurisdictions. Return to note 4 referrer Note 5. 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 5 referrer Note 6. 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, meaning that provinces and territories may choose not to implement this option, taking into consideration available resources. Return to note 6 referrer Note: Initial entry represents the first point at which a youth commences uninterrupted supervision within the youth corrections system. Each person is counted only once during their period of involvement with correctional services, regardless of subsequent changes in legal status. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Youth Custody and Community Services Survey and Integrated Correctional Services Survey, 2014/2015.

Date modified:: 2016-03-22