Table:
characteristics of youth who participated in restorative justice in 2009
male
female
total

percent

referral source

police
54
64
57

crown prosecution
39
32
37

courts
5
3
4

corrections
2
1
2

total
100
100
100

status of restorative justice file

referred, not accepted
6
3
5

accepted, successful in all or some part
89
91
90

accepted, not successful or success unknown
5
6
6

total
100
100
100

length of restorative justice process

90 days or less
22
32
25

91 to 180 days
48
50
49

181 to 365 days
27
16
23

over 365 days
3
3
3

total
100
100
100

number of recontacts with restorative justice

0
82
87
84

1 recontact
16
11
14

2 or more recontacts
2
2
2

total
100
100
100

time to first recontact

90 days or less
8
14
10

91 to 180 days
20
14
19

181 to 365 days
20
19
20

over 365 days
51
53
51

total
100
100
100

recontact by type of offence

violent crime
x
x
21

property crime
x
x
15

other crime and federal statutes
x
x
15

total
x
x
16

change in seriousness of offence

less serious
x
x
35

no change
x
x
23

more serious
x
x
42

total
100
100
100

Statement: over half of the referrals for youth to rj were from police.
Question: what is the percentage of the referrals for youth to rj were from police (pre-charge)?
Answer: [57.0]