Table 8
Court outcomes for possessing or accessing child pornography cases, pre- and post-2012 mandatory minimum penalty (MMP) legislation
Court outcomes of completed court cases | Summary cases | Indictable cases | ||||||
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Pre-2012Table 8 Note 1 | Post-2012Table 8 Note 2 | Pre-2012Table 8 Note 1 | Post-2012Table 8 Note 2 | |||||
number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | |
Total cases, by decision | 103 | 100 | 147 | 100 | 140 | 100 | 141 | 100 |
Acquitted | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stay of proceeding | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 |
Withdrawn, dismissed, discharged | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
Other decision | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Guilty | 93 | 90 | 120 | 82 | 123 | 88 | 113 | 80 |
Total guilty cases, by sentence and custody length | 93 | 100 | 120 | 100 | 123 | 100 | 113 | 100 |
Non-custodial sentence | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
CustodyTable 8 Note 3 | 86 | 98 | 106 | 94 | 111 | 97 | 98 | 98 |
Less than 14 days | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
14 to 44 days | 46 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
45 to 89 days | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
90 days to less than 6 months | 17 | 19 | 64 | 57 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 33 | 33 |
1 year to less than 2 years | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 23 |
2 years or longer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Criminal Court Survey. |
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