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IV.  Organizational Factors Affecting Police Discretion

Figure IV.14 Regional distribution of procedural models for the authority to charge young persons

Figure IV.14 shows the percentages of sampled police services with front-line authority to charge young persons, by region.

• Territories 78%
• British Columbia 9%
• Prairies 38%
• Ontario 52%
• Québec 29%
• Atlantic 0%