Since the introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), there is no longer variation across provinces and territories in terms of the percentage of youth cases sentenced to custody in Canada.

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While the YCJA seeks to limit the use of custody for youth offenders, there is still variation in the percentage of youth cases sentenced to custody across provinces and territories in Canada. The YCJA allows for more discretion at the provincial and territorial level, resulting in different approaches to sentencing and custody.

Since the Introduction of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA)