Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Probation Officer, Corrections, and Parole Board Respondents

TABLE 6: WHO PROVIDES VICTIMS WITH INFORMATION AFTER A SENTENCE OF PROBATION HAS BEEN IMPOSED?

Probation Officers (N=206)

Date and location of offender's release on probation
Probation officers 58%
Police 17%
Victim services 16%
Other 11%
Don't know or No response 10%

Conditions of probation
Probation officers 69%
Police 8%
Victim services 14%
No one 12%
Other 8%
Don't know or No response 10%

Any breaches of a condition of probation
Probation officers 39%
Police 11%
Victim services 6%
No one 41%
Other 3%
Don't know or No response 8%

Proceedings for failure to comply with probation order
Probation officers 29%
Police 6%
Victim services 10%
No one 42%
Other 3%
Don't know or No response 20%

Outcome of failure to comply proceedings
Probation officers 30%
Police 4%
Victim services 9%
No one 39%
Other 5%
Don't know or No response 21%

Note: For each item, respondents could provide more than one response, therefore, totals sum to more than 100%.