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 : Northwest Territories Decision
Year Unit of Count Offence Total Charges Guilty Superior Court Other Stay/Withdrawn Acquitted
# % # % # % # % # % # %
1994/95 CHARGES TOTAL 32 100.0 11 34.4 - - 7 21.9 14 43.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 24 100.0 7 29.2 - - 7 29.2 10 41.7 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 8 100.0 4 50.0 - - - - 4 50.0 - -
CASES TOTAL 26 100.0 10 38.5 - - 7 26.9 9 34.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 23 100.0 7 30.4 - - 7 30.4 9 39.1 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 3 100.0 - - - - - - - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 6 100.0 1 16.7 - - - - 5 83.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 1 100.0 - - - - - - 1 100.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 5 100.0 1 20.0 - - - - 4 80.0 - -
1995/96 CHARGES TOTAL 70 100.0 37 52.9 - - 16 22.9 16 22.9 1 1.4
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 59 100.0 29 49.2 - - 16 27.1 13 22.0 1 1.7
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 11 100.0 8 72.7 - - - - 3 27.3 - -
CASES TOTAL 57 100.0 30 52.6 - - 15 26.3 11 19.3 1 1.8
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 51 100.0 24 47.1 - - 15 29.4 11 21.6 1 2.0
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 6 100.0 6 100.0 - - - - - - - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 13 100.0 7 53.8 - - 1 7.7 5 38.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 8 100.0 5 62.5 - - 1 12.5 2 25.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 5 100.0 2 40.0 - - - - 3 60.0 - -
1996/97 CHARGES TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
CASES TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1997/98 CHARGES TOTAL 60 100.0 40 66.7 - - 8 13.3 12 20.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 48 100.0 30 62.5 - - 8 16.7 10 20.8 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 12 100.0 10 83.3 - - - - 2 16.7 - -
CASES TOTAL 47 100.0 29 61.7 - - 8 17.0 10 21.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 44 100.0 27 61.4 - - 8 18.2 9 20.5 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 2 66.7 - - - - 1 33.3 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 13 100.0 11 84.6 - - - - 2 15.4 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 4 100.0 3 75.0 - - - - 1 25.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 9 100.0 8 88.9 - - - - 1 11.1 - -
1998/99 CHARGES TOTAL 64 100.0 33 51.6 - - 11 17.2 19 29.7 1 1.6
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 55 100.0 27 49.1 - - 11 20.0 16 29.1 1 1.8
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 9 100.0 6 66.7 - - - - 3 33.3 - -
CASES TOTAL 55 100.0 30 54.5 - - 10 18.2 14 25.5 1 1.8
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 49 100.0 25 51.0 - - 10 20.4 13 26.5 1 2.0
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 6 100.0 5 83.3 - - - - 1 16.7 - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 9 100.0 3 33.3 - - 1 11.1 5 55.6 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 6 100.0 2 33.3 - - 1 16.7 3 50.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 3 100.0 1 33.3 - - - - 2 66.7 - -
1999/00 CHARGES TOTAL 32 100.0 14 43.8 - - 8 25.0 10 31.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 30 100.0 12 40.0 - - 8 26.7 10 33.3 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 2 100.0 2 100.0 - - - - - - - -
CASES TOTAL 28 100.0 13 46.4 - - 8 28.6 7 25.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 27 100.0 12 44.4 - - 8 29.6 7 25.9 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 1 100.0 1 100.0 - - - - - - - -
RELATED CHARGES TOTAL 4 100.0 1 25.0 - - - - 3 75.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 810 3 100.0 - - - - - - 3 100.0 - -
R.S.C. 1985 C.C.C. s. 811 1 100.0 1 100.0 - - - - - - - -

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

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

"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.