Note
Research outline presented at the Summit on the Economics of Policing and Community Safety held in Ottawa, 2-4 March, 2015.
Issued also in French under the title: Le parcours difficile de Tyler.
Author(s) affiliated with: Research Division, Public Safety Canada.
Summary
"Tyler is a fictional character based on the prototypical chronic young offender in Canada. The story of Tyler is intended to illustrate the risk factors associated with a criminal career through a lifetime, the high costs associated with chronic offending and how those costs can be avoided if proper interventions are in place."