Table 2
Court outcomes for sexual violations against children, pre- and post-2005 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Court outcomes of completed court cases | Summary cases | Indictable cases | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-2005Table 2 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 2 Note 2 | Pre-2005Table 2 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 2 Note 2 | |||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total cases, by decision | 939 | 100 | 489 | 100 | 961 | 100 | 649 | 100 |
Acquitted | 38 | 4 | 27 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 36 | 6 |
Stay of proceeding | 53 | 6 | 36 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 36 | 6 |
Withdrawn, dismissed, discharged | 155 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 86 | 9 | 62 | 10 |
Other decision | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Guilty | 679 | 72 | 378 | 77 | 786 | 82 | 514 | 79 |
Total guilty cases, by sentence and custody length | 679 | 100 | 378 | 100 | 786 | 100 | 514 | 100 |
Conditional sentence | 107 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 188 | 24 | 27 | 6 |
Probation | 293 | 44 | 35 | 10 | 189 | 24 | 18 | 4 |
Other non-custodial sentences | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
CustodyTable 2 Note 3 | 254 | 38 | 307 | 85 | 392 | 51 | 410 | 89 |
Less than 14 days | 16 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
14 to 44 days | 12 | 2 | 77 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
45 to 89 days | 33 | 5 | 45 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 74 | 16 |
90 days to less than 6 months | 66 | 10 | 83 | 23 | 41 | 5 | 77 | 17 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 74 | 11 | 52 | 14 | 135 | 17 | 94 | 20 |
1 year to less than 2 years | 30 | 4 | 24 | 7 | 87 | 11 | 79 | 17 |
2 years or longer | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 78 | 10 | 70 | 15 |
Unknown custody length | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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