Peace Bonds and Violence Against Women: A Three-Site Study of the Effect of Bill C-42 on Process, Application and Enforcement

Appendix B: (ACCS Data)

Peace Bond Charges and Cases by Decision, selected Provinces and Territories in Canada, 1994/95 to 1999/00
JURISDICTION : Alberta Decision
Year Unit of Count Offence Total Charges Guilty Superior Court Other Stay/Withdrawn Acquitted
# % # % # % # % # % # %
1994/95 CHARGES TOTAL 836 100.0 31 3.7 - - 494 59.1 292 34.9 19 2.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 768 100.0 2 0.3 - - 492 64.1 257 33.5 17 2.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 68 100.0 29 42.6 - - 2 2.9 35 51.5 2 2.9
CASES TOTAL 682 100.0 23 3.4 - - 449 65.8 193 28.3 17 2.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 652 100.0 2 0.3 - - 449 68.9 184 28.2 17 2.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 30 100.0 21 70.0 - - - - 9 30.0 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 154 100.0 8 5.2 - - 45 29.2 99 64.3 2 1.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 116 100.0 - - - - 43 37.1 73 62.9 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 38 100.0 8 21.1 - - 2 5.3 26 68.4 2 5.3
1995/96 CHARGES TOTAL 1,008 100.0 35 3.5 4 0.4 566 56.2 387 38.4 16 1.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 899 100.0 - - - - 564 62.7 322 35.8 13 1.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 109 100.0 35 32.1 4 3.7 2 1.8 65 59.6 3 2.8
CASES TOTAL 809 100.0 27 3.3 1 0.1 505 62.4 263 32.5 13 1.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 765 100.0 - - - - 504 65.9 248 32.4 13 1.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 44 100.0 27 61.4 1 2.3 1 2.3 15 34.1 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 199 100.0 8 4.0 3 1.5 61 30.7 124 62.3 3 1.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 134 100.0 - - - - 60 44.8 74 55.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 65 100.0 8 12.3 3 4.6 1 1.5 50 76.9 3 4.6
1996/97 CHARGES TOTAL 1,168 100.0 58 5.0 4 0.3 616 52.7 477 40.8 13 1.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 973 100.0 - - 1 0.1 614 63.1 347 35.7 11 1.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 195 100.0 58 29.7 3 1.5 2 1.0 130 66.7 2 1.0
CASES TOTAL 886 100.0 41 4.6 - - 543 61.3 290 32.7 12 1.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 818 100.0 - - - - 543 66.4 265 32.4 10 1.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 68 100.0 41 60.3 - - - - 25 36.8 2 2.9
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 282 100.0 17 6.0 4 1.4 73 25.9 187 66.3 1 0.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 155 100.0 - - 1 0.6 71 45.8 82 52.9 1 0.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 127 100.0 17 13.4 3 2.4 2 1.6 105 82.7 - -
1997/98 CHARGES TOTAL 994 100.0 63 6.3 - - 558 56.1 350 35.2 23 2.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 865 100.0 1 0.1 - - 556 64.3 288 33.3 20 2.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 129 100.0 62 48.1 - - 2 1.6 62 48.1 3 2.3
CASES TOTAL 801 100.0 40 5.0 - - 495 61.8 244 30.5 22 2.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 745 100.0 1 0.1 - - 494 66.3 230 30.9 20 2.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 56 100.0 39 69.6 - - 1 1.8 14 25.0 2 3.6
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 193 100.0 23 11.9 - - 63 32.6 106 54.9 1 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 120 100.0 - - - - 62 51.7 58 48.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 73 100.0 23 31.5 - - 1 1.4 48 65.8 1 1.4
1998/99 CHARGES TOTAL 1,107 100.0 78 7.0 - - 611 55.2 396 35.8 22 2.0
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 949 100.0 4 0.4 - - 606 63.9 322 33.9 17 1.8
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 158 100.0 74 46.8 - - 5 3.2 74 46.8 5 3.2
CASES TOTAL 925 100.0 52 5.6 - - 566 61.2 286 30.9 21 2.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 844 100.0 4 0.5 - - 562 66.6 261 30.9 17 2.0
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 81 100.0 48 59.3 - - 4 4.9 25 30.9 4 4.9
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 182 100.0 26 14.3 - - 45 24.7 110 60.4 1 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 105 100.0 - - - - 44 41.9 61 58.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 77 100.0 26 33.8 - - 1 1.3 49 63.6 1 1.3
1999/00 CHARGES TOTAL 979 100.0 117 12.0 - - 471 48.1 370 37.8 21 2.1
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 738 100.0 3 0.4 - - 466 63.1 255 34.6 14 1.9
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 241 100.0 114 47.3 - - 5 2.1 115 47.7 7 2.9
CASES TOTAL 762 100.0 74 9.7 - - 427 56.0 242 31.8 19 2.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 651 100.0 2 0.3 - - 424 65.1 211 32.4 14 2.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 111 100.0 72 64.9 - - 3 2.7 31 27.9 5 4.5
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 217 100.0 43 19.8 - - 44 20.3 128 59.0 2 0.9
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 87 100.0 1 1.1 - - 42 48.3 44 50.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 130 100.0 42 32.3 - - 2 1.5 84 64.6 2 1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Criminal Court Survey.

.. figures not available.
- nil or zero.
-- amount too small to be expressed.

Includes superior courts in 1998/99 and 1999/00.

"Guilty" includes conditional and absolute discharges, guilty pleas, and found guilty.
"Stay/Withdraw" includes stay of proceedings and withdrawn/dismissed/discharged at preliminary.
"Other" dispositions include acquitted on account of insanity, and waived in/out of province.