Remand in adult corrections and sentencing patterns / by Rebecca Kong and Valerie Peters.: CS85-002/28-10E-PDF
"On any given day in Canada, there are more adults in custody awaiting trial or sentencing in provincial/territorial facilities than there are adults serving a sentence. The number of adults admitted to remand custody, which means that they are held in custody while awaiting trial or sentencing, has grown steadily over the last decade and a half while the number admitted to sentenced custody has decreased. At the same time, the length of time adults spend in remand has also increased. In contrast, time being spent in sentenced custody has decreased"--Page 6.
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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada, issuing body. |
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| Title | Remand in adult corrections and sentencing patterns / by Rebecca Kong and Valerie Peters. |
| Series title | Juristat, 1209-6393 ; Vol. 28, no. 9 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "October 2008." Issued also in French under title: Tendances de la détention provisoire dans les services correctionnels pour adultes et de la détermination de la peine. Includes bibliographical references (page 12). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2008. ©2008 |
| Author / Contributor | Kong, Rebecca, author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (12 pages) : graphs. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 85-002-X |
| Subject terms | Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Canada -- Statistics. Corrections -- Canada -- Statistics. Prisoners -- Canada -- Statistics. |