C.C.C.
section 85 charges and cases completed in adult criminal court by type of
decision, 1994/95 to 2000/01 |
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Fiscal year |
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1994/95 |
1995/96 |
1996/97 |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
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Decision |
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% |
Charges |
Total Charges |
1,466 |
100 |
1,445 |
100 |
1,783 |
100 |
1,269 |
100 |
1,489 |
100 |
1,090 |
100 |
1,170 |
100 |
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Found guilty |
216 |
15 |
250 |
17 |
267 |
15 |
170 |
13 |
272 |
18 |
200 |
18 |
224 |
19 |
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Transfer |
275 |
19 |
197 |
14 |
208 |
12 |
149 |
12 |
99 |
7 |
75 |
7 |
78 |
7 |
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Other |
88 |
6 |
88 |
6 |
56 |
3 |
42 |
3 |
73 |
5 |
61 |
6 |
81 |
7 |
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Stay/Withdrawn |
848 |
58 |
834 |
58 |
1,176 |
66 |
825 |
65 |
958 |
64 |
702 |
64 |
741 |
63 |
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Acquitted |
39 |
3 |
76 |
5 |
76 |
4 |
83 |
7 |
87 |
6 |
52 |
5 |
46 |
4 |
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Total Cases |
Total Cases |
127 |
100 |
98 |
100 |
109 |
100 |
84 |
100 |
82 |
100 |
85 |
100 |
102 |
100 |
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Guilty |
31 |
24 |
21 |
21 |
34 |
31 |
27 |
32 |
26 |
32 |
21 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
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Transfer |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
13 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
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Other |
13 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
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Stay/Withdrawn |
65 |
51 |
54 |
55 |
52 |
48 |
52 |
62 |
37 |
45 |
52 |
61 |
50 |
49 |
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Acquitted |
4 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Notes |
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Data do not include New Brunswick,
Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest
Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01. |
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When a case has more than one
charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the
case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge
cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from
the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser
offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were
imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in
this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence
in the case. |
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Includes cases completed in superior
courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and
Prince Edward Island (2000/01). |
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Excludes information from QuebecÕs
municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges
in that province). |
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Found guilty decisions include absolute
and conditional discharges. |
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Transfer decisions includes
charges having a committal for trial in superior court as the decision on the
final appearance in provincial court in jurisdictions not providing superior
court data (i.e., Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario,
Saskatchewan). This category also includes a committals for trial in
superior court and re-elections to provincial court as the decision on the
final appearance in adult criminal court, for jurisdictions providing
superior court data. |
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Stay/Withdrawn includes cases stayed,
withdrawn, dismissed and discharged at preliminary inquiry. |
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Other decisions includes final
decisions of found not criminally responsible, waived in province/territory,
and waived out of province/territory. This order also includes any order
where a conviction was not recorded, the court's acceptance of a special
plea, cases which raise Charter arguments and cases where the accused was
found unfit to stand trial. |
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Source: Adult Criminal
Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada. |
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CCC s.85 charges and cases found guilty
in adult criminal court by most serious sentence, 1994/95 to 2000/01 |
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Fiscal year |
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Most serious |
1994/95 |
1995/96 |
1996/97 |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
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sentence |
# |
% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Charges |
Total guilty charges |
216 |
100 |
250 |
100 |
267 |
100 |
170 |
100 |
272 |
100 |
200 |
100 |
224 |
100 |
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Prison |
213 |
99 |
244 |
98 |
264 |
99 |
166 |
98 |
262 |
96 |
196 |
98 |
219 |
98 |
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Probation |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
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Fine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Restitution |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Unknown |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Total Cases |
Total guilty cases |
31 |
100 |
21 |
100 |
34 |
100 |
27 |
100 |
26 |
100 |
21 |
100 |
26 |
100 |
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Prison |
29 |
94 |
18 |
86 |
34 |
100 |
24 |
89 |
22 |
85 |
18 |
86 |
23 |
88 |
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Probation |
1 |
3 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
12 |
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Fine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Restitution |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Unknown |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes |
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Data do not include New Brunswick,
Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest
Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01. |
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When a case has more than one
charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the
case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge
cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from
the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser
offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were
imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in
this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence
in the case. |
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Includes cases completed in superior
courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and
Prince Edward Island (2000/01). |
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Excludes information from QuebecÕs
municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges
in that province). |
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ÒOtherÓ sentences include conditional
sentences, absolute and conditional discharge, suspended sentence, payment of
legal costs, and suspension of drivers license. |
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Source: Adult Criminal
Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada. |
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CCC s.85 charges and cases found guilty
in adult criminal court by length of prison sentence, 1994/95 to 2000/01 |
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Length of |
1994/95 |
1995/96 |
1996/97 |
1997/98 |
1998/99 |
1999/00 |
2000/01 |
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prison sentence |
# |
% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% |
Charges |
Total guilty charges |
213 |
100 |
244 |
100 |
264 |
100 |
166 |
100 |
262 |
100 |
196 |
100 |
219 |
100 |
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1 month or less |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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>1 to 6 months |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
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>6 to 12 months |
188 |
88 |
203 |
83 |
204 |
77 |
138 |
83 |
184 |
70 |
156 |
80 |
176 |
80 |
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>1 to <2 years |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
13 |
6 |
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2 years or more |
19 |
9 |
37 |
15 |
47 |
18 |
17 |
10 |
60 |
23 |
29 |
15 |
20 |
9 |
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Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
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No Prison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total Cases |
Total guilty cases |
29 |
100 |
18 |
100 |
34 |
100 |
24 |
100 |
22 |
100 |
18 |
100 |
23 |
100 |
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1 month or less |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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>1 to 6 months |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
9 |
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>6 to 12 months |
24 |
83 |
15 |
83 |
28 |
82 |
18 |
75 |
15 |
68 |
12 |
67 |
16 |
70 |
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>1 to <2 years |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
17 |
2 |
9 |
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2 years or more |
2 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
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Unknown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
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No Prison |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Notes |
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Data do not include New Brunswick,
Manitoba, British Columbia, and Nunavut for all years and Northwest
Territories for 1996/97 and 2000/01. |
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When a case has more than one
charge, it is necessary to decide which charge will be used to represent the
case (since a case is identified by a single charge). In such multiple-charge
cases, the Òmost serious decisionÓ rule is applied. Decisions are ranked from
the most to the least serious as follows: 1) guilty, 2) guilty of a lesser
offence, 3) committed for trial in a superior court, 4) other decisions were
imposed, 5) stay of proceeding, 6) acquitted, withdrawn, dismissed. Cases in
this table represent cases where CCC section 85 was the most serious offence
in the case. |
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Includes cases completed in superior
courts in Alberta (1998/99 to 2000/01), Yukon (1999/00 and 2000/01), and
Prince Edward Island (2000/01). |
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Excludes information from QuebecÕs
municipal courts (which represent approximately 20% of Criminal Code charges
in that province). |
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Source: Adult Criminal
Court Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada. |
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