Table 13
Characteristics of adult women involved in provincial1 and federal correctional custodial services, 2008/2009
| Characteristics | Provincial1 custody | Federal custody | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total2 | number | percentage | total | number | percentage | |
| Total persons | 75,559 | 8,565 | 11.3 | 22,656 | 1076 | 5.0 |
| Aboriginal identity | ||||||
| Aboriginal | 10,727 | 1,665 | 19.5 | 4,234 | 311 | 28.9 |
| Non-Aboriginal | 64,457 | 6,867 | 80.5 | 18,422 | 765 | 71.1 |
| Unknown | 375 | 33 | … | 0 | 0 | … |
| Age at last custodial status admission date | ||||||
| Under 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 18 to 19 | 5,109 | 554 | 6.5 | 682 | 28 | 2.6 |
| 20 to 24 | 14,522 | 1,525 | 17.8 | 3,839 | 164 | 15.2 |
| 25 to 29 | 12,737 | 1,461 | 17.1 | 4,154 | 197 | 18.3 |
| 30 to 34 | 10,322 | 1,242 | 14.5 | 3,375 | 176 | 16.4 |
| 35 to 39 | 9,506 | 1,224 | 14.3 | 3,319 | 168 | 15.6 |
| 40 to 44 | 9,032 | 1,116 | 13.0 | 2,841 | 168 | 15.6 |
| 45 to 49 | 7,024 | 815 | 9.5 | 2,030 | 90 | 8.4 |
| 50 and over | 7,264 | 626 | 7.3 | 2,380 | 84 | 7.8 |
| Unknown | 24 | 2 | … | 0 | 0 | … |
| Marital status2 | ||||||
| Single (never married) | 45,147 | 5,096 | 61.6 | 11,405 | 519 | 49.2 |
| Married | 8,089 | 664 | 8.0 | 1,807 | 89 | 8.4 |
| Common-law | 10,440 | 1,178 | 14.2 | 6,680 | 283 | 26.9 |
| Separated/divorced | 8,485 | 1,196 | 14.5 | 2,130 | 131 | 12.4 |
| Widowed | 416 | 134 | 1.6 | 295 | 32 | 3.0 |
| Unknown | 2,982 | 297 | … | 339 | 22 | … |
| Education completed for age 25 and over3 | ||||||
| Primary school or less | 1,202 | 126 | 14.4 | . | . | … |
| Some secondary | 2,646 | 314 | 35.8 | . | . | … |
| Completed secondary | 3,828 | 376 | 42.9 | . | . | … |
| Some postsecondary | 269 | 48 | 5.5 | . | . | … |
| Completed postsecondary | 640 | 60 | 6.8 | . | . | … |
| Unknown | 841 | 142 | … | . | . | … |
| Employment status at admission3 | ||||||
| Unemployed (but able to work) | 5,645 | 809 | 65.6 | . | . | … |
| Employed (part-time, full-time) | 4,899 | 292 | 23.7 | . | . | … |
| Not employable – disabled, medical reasons, etc. | 401 | 48 | 3.9 | . | . | … |
| Not employed - retired, student, or other reason | 990 | 156 | 12.7 | . | . | … |
| Unknown | 1,358 | 153 | … | . | . | … |
| Need indicated4,5 | ||||||
| Substance abuse | 4,631 | 569 | 93.7 | 15,097 | 705 | 73.9 |
| Attitude | 3,875 | 442 | 72.9 | 13,485 | 388 | 44.0 |
| Family/marital | 1,703 | 226 | 69.1 | 9,033 | 556 | 59.8 |
| Personal/emotional | .. | .. | … | 17,817 | 786 | 82.1 |
| Social interaction | 4,303 | 273 | 45.0 | 14,103 | 684 | 73.5 |
| Employment | 3,477 | 493 | 81.4 | 12,307 | 689 | 74.1 |
| Community functioning | 1,390 | 220 | 78.9 | 6,718 | 317 | 34.3 |
| Number of needs indicated4 | ||||||
| 0 to 1 | 193 | 15 | 2.5 | 629 | 29 | 3.0 |
| 2 to 3 | 1,149 | 96 | 15.8 | 6,916 | 308 | 32.0 |
| 4 or more | 3,705 | 496 | 81.7 | 13,211 | 625 | 65.0 |
| Most serious offence, last correctional status | ||||||
| Violent offences | 23,246 | 1,914 | 22.7 | 13,571 | 503 | 47.1 |
| Property offences | 13,119 | 1,935 | 23.0 | 3,265 | 173 | 16.2 |
| Other Criminal Code offences (excludes traffic) | 23,827 | 3,084 | 36.6 | 1,906 | 81 | 7.6 |
| Criminal Code - traffic offences6 | 5,092 | 348 | 4.1 | 863 | 30 | 2.8 |
| Other federal statutes7 | 6,946 | 1,032 | 12.3 | 2,913 | 280 | 26.2 |
| Other offences8 | 1,917 | 109 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1,412 | 143 | … | 138 | 8 | … |
| . not available for any reference period .. not available for a specific reference period … not applicable 1. Provincial custody data include the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario and Saskatchewan. 2. Total provincial includes 75 cases where gender is unknown. 3. Provincial custody excludes Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario due to missing data. 4. Needs analysis includes last assessment performed. Includes only those cases where need assessments were performed and need level is indicated as medium or high. Provincial custody includes Saskatchewan. 5. Includes only those cases in which needs were assessed. Need is indicated as being present when the need is assessed as medium or high. Maximum number of provincial needs available is 6 and minimum is 0. Maximum number of federal needs available is 7 and minimum is 0. 6. Includes impaired driving offences. 7. Includes drug offences and other federal statute violations. 8. Includes provincial/territorial offences and municipal bylaw infractions. Notes: Percentage calculations excludes 'unknown'. Includes the most recent custodial status. Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Integrated Correctional Services Survey. |
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