Offender Profile and Recidivism among Domestic Violence Offenders in Ontario
Table 14: Prior Conviction Status, Seriousness Index, Most Serious Prior Conviction and Most Serious Sentence by Reconviction Status, 2001
Prior Conviction***
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Yes |
282 (41%) |
410 (59%) |
692 (69%) |
| No |
35 (11%) |
273 (89%) |
308 (31%) |
| Total |
317 (32%) |
683 (68%) |
1000 (100%) |
Seriousness Index**
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Serious Violence |
99 (51%) |
95 (49%) |
194 (28%) |
| Violence |
92 (39%) |
144 (61%) |
236 (34%) |
| Threat of Violence |
11 (46%) |
13 (54%) |
24 (4%) |
| No Violence |
80 (34%) |
158 (66%) |
238 (34%) |
| Total |
282 (41%) |
410 (59%) |
692 (100%) |
Most Serious Prior Conviction***
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Spousal Violence |
33 (58%) |
24 (42%) |
57 (8%) |
| Other Violent |
169 (59%) |
228 (56%) |
397 (57%) |
| Administrative Offences |
34 (41%) |
48 (59%) |
82 (12%) |
| Property Offences |
32 (40%) |
48 (60%) |
80 (12%) |
| Other CC |
11 (17%) |
54 (83%) |
65 (9%) |
| Drugs and Other Federal Statutes |
3 (27%) |
8 (73%) |
11 (2%) |
| Total |
282 (41%) |
410 (59%) |
692 (100%) |
Most Serious Sentence***
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Prison |
225 (48%) |
241 (52%) |
466 (67%) |
| Conditional Sentence |
3 (25%) |
9 (75%) |
12 (2%) |
| Probation |
35 (24%) |
108 (76%) |
143 (21%) |
| Suspended Sentence |
1 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
| Fine |
18 (26%) |
52 (74%) |
70 (10%) |
| Total |
282 (41%) |
410 (59%) |
692 (100%) |
- Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- * = p<.05; =p<.01; =p<.001
