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 : Saskatchewan Decision
Year Unit of Count Offence Total Charges Guilty Superior Court Other Stay/Withdrawn Acquitted
# % # % # % # % # % # %
1994/95 CHARGES TOTAL 484 100.0 273 56.4 - - 11 2.3 198 40.9 2 0.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 436 100.0 248 56.9 - - 9 2.1 177 40.6 2 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 48 100.0 25 52.1 - - 2 4.2 21 43.8 - -
CASES TOTAL 390 100.0 235 60.3 - - 4 1.0 149 38.2 2 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 367 100.0 223 60.8 - - 3 0.8 139 37.9 2 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 23 100.0 12 52.2 - - 1 4.3 10 43.5 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 94 100.0 38 40.4 - - 7 7.4 49 52.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 69 100.0 25 36.2 - - 6 8.7 38 55.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 25 100.0 13 52.0 - - 1 4.0 11 44.0 - -
1995/96 CHARGES TOTAL 450 100.0 266 59.1 2 0.4 5 1.1 176 39.1 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 403 100.0 250 62.0 - - 4 1.0 148 36.7 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 47 100.0 16 34.0 2 4.3 1 2.1 28 59.6 - -
CASES TOTAL 332 100.0 224 67.5 - - 1 0.3 106 31.9 1 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 318 100.0 219 68.9 - - 1 0.3 97 30.5 1 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 14 100.0 5 35.7 - - - - 9 64.3 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 118 100.0 42 35.6 2 1.7 4 3.4 70 59.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 85 100.0 31 36.5 - - 3 3.5 51 60.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 33 100.0 11 33.3 2 6.1 1 3.0 19 57.6 - -
1996/97 CHARGES TOTAL 536 100.0 282 52.6 - - 8 1.5 243 45.3 3 0.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 477 100.0 260 54.5 - - 6 1.3 210 44.0 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 59 100.0 22 37.3 - - 2 3.4 33 55.9 2 3.4
CASES TOTAL 422 100.0 244 57.8 - - 4 0.9 171 40.5 3 0.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 399 100.0 233 58.4 - - 4 1.0 161 40.4 1 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 23 100.0 11 47.8 - - - - 10 43.5 2 8.7
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 114 100.0 38 33.3 - - 4 3.5 72 63.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 78 100.0 27 34.6 - - 2 2.6 49 62.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 36 100.0 11 30.6 - - 2 5.6 23 63.9 - -
1997/98 CHARGES TOTAL 532 100.0 288 54.1 - - 9 1.7 232 43.6 3 0.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 491 100.0 272 55.4 - - 6 1.2 211 43.0 2 0.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 41 100.0 16 39.0 - - 3 7.3 21 51.2 1 2.4
CASES TOTAL 429 100.0 256 59.7 - - 5 1.2 165 38.5 3 0.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 411 100.0 247 60.1 - - 3 0.7 159 38.7 2 0.5
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 18 100.0 9 50.0 - - 2 11.1 6 33.3 1 5.6
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 103 100.0 32 31.1 - - 4 3.9 67 65.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 80 100.0 25 31.3 - - 3 3.8 52 65.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 23 100.0 7 30.4 - - 1 4.3 15 65.2 - -
1998/99 CHARGES TOTAL 600 100.0 357 59.5 - - 3 0.5 238 39.7 2 0.3
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 521 100.0 326 62.6 - - 2 0.4 192 36.9 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 79 100.0 31 39.2 - - 1 1.3 46 58.2 1 1.3
CASES TOTAL 470 100.0 307 65.3 - - 1 0.2 160 34.0 2 0.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 438 100.0 289 66.0 - - 1 0.2 147 33.6 1 0.2
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 32 100.0 18 56.3 - - - - 13 40.6 1 3.1
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 130 100.0 50 38.5 - - 2 1.5 78 60.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 83 100.0 37 44.6 - - 1 1.2 45 54.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 47 100.0 13 27.7 - - 1 2.1 33 70.2 - -
1999/00 CHARGES TOTAL 659 100.0 418 63.4 - - 9 1.4 232 35.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 577 100.0 384 66.6 - - 5 0.9 188 32.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 82 100.0 34 41.5 - - 4 4.9 44 53.7 - -
CASES TOTAL 505 100.0 352 69.7 - - 3 0.6 150 29.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 484 100.0 338 69.8 - - 3 0.6 143 29.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 21 100.0 14 66.7 - - - - 7 33.3 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 154 100.0 66 42.9 - - 6 3.9 82 53.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 93 100.0 46 49.5 - - 2 2.2 45 48.4 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 61 100.0 20 32.8 - - 4 6.6 37 60.7 - -

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

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

"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.