Offender Profile and Recidivism among Domestic Violence Offenders in Ontario
Table 15: Seriousness Index, Most Serious Index Domestic Violence Conviction and Most Serious Sentence by Reconviction Status, 2001
Seriousness Index
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Serious Violence |
42 (33%) |
86 (67%) |
128 (13%) |
| Violence |
251 (32%) |
525 (68%) |
776 (78%) |
| Threat of Violence |
24 (25%) |
71 (75%) |
95 (10%) |
| No Violence |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Total |
317 (32%) |
683 (68%) |
1000 (100%) |
Most Serious Index Domestic Violence Conviction
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Second Degree Murder |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Aggravated Sexual Assault |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (0%) |
| Kidnapping/Forcible confinement |
2 (25%) |
6 (75%) |
8 (1%) |
| Aggravated Assault |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (0%) |
| Sexual Interference |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Sexual Assault |
0 (0%) |
9 (100%) |
9 (1%) |
| Assault with Weapon/Causing Bodily Harm |
40 (39%) |
63 (61%) |
103 (10%) |
| Assault |
251 (32%) |
525 (68%) |
776 (78%) |
| Uttering Threats |
19 (26%) |
54 (74%) |
73 (7%) |
| Criminal Harassment |
5 (23%) |
17 (77%) |
22 (2%) |
| Disturbing the Peace |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Total |
317 (32%) |
683 (68%) |
1000 (100%) |
Most Serious Sentence***
| |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Prison |
218 (45%) |
264 (55%) |
482 (48%) |
| Conditional Sentence |
7 (19%) |
30 (81%) |
37 (4%) |
| Probation |
90 (19%) |
381 (81%) |
471 (47%) |
| Fine |
2 (22%) |
7 (78%) |
9 (1%) |
| Absolute Discharge |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Total |
317 (32%) |
683 (68%) |
1000 (100%) |
- Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.
- * = p<.05; **=p<.01; =p<.001
