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Background for YCJA

By Jane B. Sprott[1]

Report on data prepared for the Department of Justice Canada

© HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA (2001)

The views presented here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Justice or the Government of Canada.

The analysis in this document is based, in part, on data from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Statistics Canada or the data providers.

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[1] Some of the data used in this report were previously prepared and presented by Professor Anthony Doob.