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The 2007 National Justice Survey: Tackling Crime and Public Confidence

Figure 9: Approaches to Dealing with the Issue of Pre-trial Credits by Offence Type

Figure 9: Approaches to Dealing with the Issue of Pre-trial Credits by Offence Type. See description in chapter 3.8.

Long description

This is a vertical bar chart which illustrates approaches to dealing with the issue of pre-trial credits, by offence type, as stated by respondents.

The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of 10 from 0 to 100.

The X axis is divided by two categories, from left to right: Non-violent offence and Serious violent offence. Each category is divided by three sub–categories, from top to bottom: No credit, Standardized credit, and Judge’s discretion.

Nearly 20% of respondents felt no pre–trial credits should be given for non–violent offences
Nearly 20% of respondents felt that pre–trial standardized credits should be given for non–violent offences
60% of respondents felt that pre–trial credits should be used at judge’s discretion for non–violent offences
Nearly 60% of respondents felt no pre–trial credits should be given for serious violent offences
Less than 10% of respondents felt that standardized credits should be given for serious violent offences
More than 30% of respondents felt that pre–trial credits should be used at judge’s discretion for serious violence offences