The 2007 National Justice Survey: Tackling Crime and Public Confidence
Figure 9: Approaches to Dealing with the Issue of Pre-trial Credits by Offence Type
Long description
This is a vertical bar chart which illustrates approaches to dealing with the issue of pre-trial credits, by offence type, as stated by respondents.
The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of 10 from 0 to 100.
The X axis is divided by two categories, from left to right: Non-violent offence and Serious violent offence. Each category is divided by three sub–categories, from top to bottom: No credit, Standardized credit, and Judge’s discretion.
- Nearly 20% of respondents felt no pre–trial credits should be given for non–violent offences
- Nearly 20% of respondents felt that pre–trial standardized credits should be given for non–violent offences
- 60% of respondents felt that pre–trial credits should be used at judge’s discretion for non–violent offences
- Nearly 60% of respondents felt no pre–trial credits should be given for serious violent offences
- Less than 10% of respondents felt that standardized credits should be given for serious violent offences
- More than 30% of respondents felt that pre–trial credits should be used at judge’s discretion for serious violence offences
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