http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/051121/d051121b.htm
"The majority of young people who have contact with Canada's youth courts and adult criminal courts are one-time offenders, according to a new study that traced the criminal "careers" of 59,000 young people. The study found that the majority of these young people were referred to court on only one occasion, dispelling the image that most youth who come into contact with courts become chronic offenders.
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