Offender Profile and Recidivism among Domestic Violence Offenders in Ontario
Table 20: Seriousness Index, Most Serious Index Domestic Violence Conviction and Most Serious Sentence by Reconviction Status and Court Type, 2001
Seriousness Index
| |
Domestic Violence Courts |
Other Ontario Courts |
| Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Serious Violence |
19 (32%) |
41 (68%) |
60 (12%) |
23 (34%) |
45 (66%) |
68 (14%) |
| Violence |
125 (34%) |
243 (66%) |
368 (74%) |
126 (31%) |
282 (69%) |
408 (82%) |
| Threat of Violence |
13 (18%) |
58 (82%) |
71 (14%) |
11 (46%) |
13 (54%) |
24 (5%) |
| No Violence |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (100%) |
0 (0%) |
| Total |
157 (31%) |
343 (69%) |
500 (100%) |
160 (32%) |
340 (68%) |
500 (100%) |
Most Serious Index Domestic Violence Conviction
| |
Domestic Violence Courts |
Other Ontario Courts |
| Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Second Degree Murder |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
1 (0%) |
| Aggravated Sexual Assault |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
2 (100%) |
2 (0%) |
| Kidnapping/Forcible confinement |
2 (40%) |
3 (60%) |
5 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (1%) |
| Aggravated Assault |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
| Sexual Interference |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
| Sexual Assault |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (1%) |
0 (0%) |
6 (100%) |
6 (1%) |
| Assault with Weapon/CBH |
17 (35%) |
31 (65%) |
48 (10%) |
23 (42%) |
32 (58%) |
55 (11%) |
| Assault |
125 (34%) |
243 (66%) |
368 (74%) |
126 (31%) |
282 (69%) |
408 (82%) |
| Uttering Threats |
10 (19%) |
42 (81%) |
52 (10%) |
9 (43%) |
12 (57%) |
21 (4%) |
| Criminal Harassment |
3 (16%) |
16 (84%) |
19 (4%) |
2 (67%) |
1 (33%) |
3 (1%) |
| Disturbing the Peace |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
| Total |
157 (31%) |
343 (69%) |
500 (100%) |
160 (32%) |
340 (68%) |
500 (100%) |
Most Serious Sentence
| |
Domestic Violence Courts |
Other Ontario Courts |
| Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
Reconviction N (% row) |
No Reconviction N (% row) |
Total N (% column) |
| Prison |
117 (45%) |
142 (55%) |
259 (52%) |
101 (45%) |
122 (55%) |
223 (45%) |
| Conditional Sentence |
1 (7%) |
14 (93%) |
15 (3%) |
6 (27%) |
16 (73%) |
22 (4%) |
| Probation |
39 (17%) |
184 (83%) |
223 (45%) |
51 (21%) |
197 (79%) |
248 (50%) |
| Fine |
0 (0%) |
2 (100%) |
2 (0%) |
2 (29%) |
5 (71%) |
7 (1%) |
| Absolute Discharge |
0 (0%) |
1 (100%) |
1 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
0 (0%) |
| Total |
157 (31%) |
343 (69%) |
500 (100%) |
160 (32%) |
340 (68%) |
500 (100%) |
1. Total may not equal 100% due to rounding.
