State of the Criminal Justice System Dashboard
Adult criminal court cases that received a custodial sentence
Collection source : | Integrated Criminal Court Survey, Statistics Canada |
What it is? : | This indicator represents the number and percentage of adult criminal court cases that received a custodial sentence as the most serious sentence in the case. |
Why is it important? : | Custody is the most serious sentence handed down by the courts. A decrease this indicator could mean a criminal justice system that promotes the use of non-custodial processes such as diversion to restorative justice or community-based Indigenous justice programs, where appropriate. |
Direction of improvement : | The expected direction of improvement for this indicator is a decrease. |
Geographic coverage : | Canada |
Limitation : | For more detailed notes, click on the export to spreadsheet function. |
Direction : | The value decreased from the previous year and is moving in the defined direction of improvement. |
Resources : |
Integrated Criminal Court Survey: Interactive Dashboard on Annual Key Indicators Integrated Criminal Court Survey: Interactive Dashboard on Preliminary Quarterly Data Adult criminal and youth court statistics in Canada, 2017/2018 - Juristat Integrated Criminal Court Survey: Interactive Dashboard on Preliminary Quarterly Data |