Table 6
Court outcomes for possessing or accessing child pornography cases, pre- and post-2005 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Court outcomes of completed court cases | Summary cases | Indictable cases | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-2005Table 6 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 6 Note 2 | Pre-2005Table 6 Note 1 | Post-2005Table 6 Note 2 | |||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total cases, by decision | 184 | 100 | 358 | 100 | 254 | 100 | 437 | 100 |
Acquitted | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Stay of proceeding | 13 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 6 |
Withdrawn, dismissed, discharged | 33 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 6 |
Other decision | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Guilty | 134 | 73 | 306 | 85 | 226 | 89 | 378 | 86 |
Total guilty cases, by sentence and custody length | 134 | 100 | 306 | 100 | 226 | 100 | 378 | 100 |
Conditional sentence | 44 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 111 | 52 | 13 | 4 |
Probation | 49 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
Other non-custodial sentences | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
CustodyTable 6 Note 3 | 27 | 20 | 262 | 91 | 62 | 29 | 315 | 92 |
Less than 14 days | 5 | 4 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
14 to 44 days | 3 | 2 | 111 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
45 to 89 days | 7 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 17 |
90 days to less than 6 months | 5 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 83 | 24 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 6 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 90 | 26 |
1 year to less than 2 years | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 9 |
2 years or longer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 |
Unknown custody length | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
- Date modified: