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 : Yukon Decision
Year Unit of Count Offence Total Charges Guilty Superior Court Other Stay/Withdrawn Acquitted
# % # % # % # % # % # %
1994/95 CHARGES TOTAL 34 100.0 16 47.1 - - 6 17.6 12 35.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 26 100.0 13 50.0 - - 4 15.4 9 34.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 8 100.0 3 37.5 - - 2 25.0 3 37.5 - -
CASES TOTAL 26 100.0 15 57.7 - - 3 11.5 8 30.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 23 100.0 13 56.5 - - 3 13.0 7 30.4 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 2 66.7 - - - - 1 33.3 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 8 100.0 1 12.5 - - 3 37.5 4 50.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3 100.0 - - - - 1 33.3 2 66.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 5 100.0 1 20.0 - - 2 40.0 2 40.0 - -
1995/96 CHARGES TOTAL 60 100.0 38 63.3 - - 10 16.7 12 20.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 47 100.0 34 72.3 - - 7 14.9 6 12.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 13 100.0 4 30.8 - - 3 23.1 6 46.2 - -
CASES TOTAL 52 100.0 36 69.2 - - 9 17.3 7 13.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 45 100.0 32 71.1 - - 7 15.6 6 13.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 7 100.0 4 57.1 - - 2 28.6 1 14.3 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 8 100.0 2 25.0 - - 1 12.5 5 62.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 2 100.0 2 100.0 - - - - - - - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 6 100.0 - - - - 1 16.7 5 83.3 - -
1996/97 CHARGES TOTAL 81 100.0 56 69.1 - - 16 19.8 9 11.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 70 100.0 51 72.9 - - 14 20.0 5 7.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 11 100.0 5 45.5 - - 2 18.2 4 36.4 - -
CASES TOTAL 76 100.0 54 71.1 - - 15 19.7 7 9.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 69 100.0 50 72.5 - - 14 20.3 5 7.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 7 100.0 4 57.1 - - 1 14.3 2 28.6 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 5 100.0 2 40.0 - - 1 20.0 2 40.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 1 100.0 1 100.0 - - - - - - - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 4 100.0 1 25.0 - - 1 25.0 2 50.0 - -
1997/98 CHARGES TOTAL 66 100.0 50 75.8 - - 8 12.1 8 12.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 59 100.0 48 81.4 - - 8 13.6 3 5.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 7 100.0 2 28.6 - - - - 5 71.4 - -
CASES TOTAL 57 100.0 45 78.9 - - 7 12.3 5 8.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 54 100.0 45 83.3 - - 7 13.0 2 3.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 - - - - - - 3 100.0 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 9 100.0 5 55.6 - - 1 11.1 3 33.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 5 100.0 3 60.0 - - 1 20.0 1 20.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 4 100.0 2 50.0 - - - - 2 50.0 - -
1998/99 CHARGES TOTAL 76 100.0 52 68.4 - - 12 15.8 12 15.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 59 100.0 48 81.4 - - 5 8.5 6 10.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 17 100.0 4 23.5 - - 7 41.2 6 35.3 - -
CASES TOTAL 59 100.0 46 78.0 - - 5 8.5 8 13.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 56 100.0 45 80.4 - - 5 8.9 6 10.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 1 33.3 - - - - 2 66.7 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 17 100.0 6 35.3 - - 7 41.2 4 23.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3 100.0 3 100.0 - - - - - - - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 14 100.0 3 21.4 - - 7 50.0 4 28.6 - -
1999/00 CHARGES TOTAL 71 100.0 5 7.0 - - 56 78.9 10 14.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 62 100.0 - - - - 56 90.3 6 9.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 9 100.0 5 55.6 - - - - 4 44.4 - -
CASES TOTAL 63 100.0 3 4.8 - - 53 84.1 7 11.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 59 100.0 - - - - 53 89.8 6 10.2 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 4 100.0 3 75.0 - - - - 1 25.0 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 8 100.0 2 25.0 - - 3 37.5 3 37.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3 100.0 - - - - 3 100.0 - - - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 5 100.0 2 40.0 - - - - 3 60.0 - -

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 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.