Disparities in decision and sentencing outcomes between Indigenous accused and White accused in adult criminal court, 2016/2017 to 2020/2021
Articles and reports: 85-002-X202500100001Description: This Juristat article examines the extent to which adult criminal court outcomes differ between Indigenous people and White people accused of criminal offences in Canada from 2016/2017 to 2020/2021. Differences in decision and sentencing outcomes are examined overtime and broken down by gender, age, province/region, type of offence, and criminal history. Additionally, results are presented separately for First Nations people, Métis, and Inuit accused. This study uses linked data from the Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS) and the 2016 Census of Population. Issue Number: 2025001Author(s): Khorrami, Mazdak; Paquin-Marseille, LysianeMain Product:Juristat