Presentation at the Western Society of Criminology Conference, 2016. Vancouver, BC

MacAlister, David

Reid, Andrew

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Patterns of Celerity in British Columbia’s Provincial CourtsInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesCelerity, Certainty & SeverityInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesPatterns of Celerity in Canadian Courts: What we knowInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesMethodologyInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesData SourceInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesPrince GeorgeKamloopsKelownaPort AlberniNanaimoVictoriaNorth VancouverVancouverDowntown CCNew WestminsterPort CoquitlamSurreyAbbotsfordChilliwackData SourceInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesProvincial CourtTheft Under $5000 (N)Assault (N)Breach of Probation (N)Total (N)Abbotsford Provincial Court 1936 1449 754 4139Chilliwack Law Courts 787 745 440 1972Downtown Community Court 4544 1309 995 5848Kamloops Law Courts 775 861 813 2449Kelowna Law Courts 1341 1110 467 2918Nanaimo Law Courts 1885 1053 810 3748New Westminster Law Courts 904 648 365 1917North Vancouver Provincial Court 1674 1057 480 3211Port Alberni Law Courts 538 519 468 1525Port Coquitlam Provincial Court 1452 1340 610 3402Prince George Law Courts 2014 870 885 3769Surrey Provincial Court 4600 4086 2237 10923Vancouver Provincial Court 9221 4312 2257 15790Victoria Law Courts 3096 1080 1080 5256Total (N) 34767 20439 12661 66867Table 1. Adult criminal single-charge cases by Provincial Court location and offence type (2008-2013).Institute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesTime to completion for adult criminal single-charge cases of theft under $5000 by Provincial Court (2008-2013).Time to completion for adult criminal single-charge cases of level one (common) assault by Provincial Court (2008-2013).Time to completion for adult criminal single-charge cases of breach of probation by Provincial Court (2008-2013).Discussion – interesting patternsInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesDiscussion – interesting patternsInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesConclusionInstitute for Canadian Urban Research StudiesDavid MacAlister Andrew ReidAssociate Professor PhD Studentdmacalis@sfu.ca aar@sfu.caSchool of CriminologySimon Fraser UniversityBurnaby, B.C.CanadaInstitute for Canadian Urban Research Studies

Patterns of Celerity in British Columbia’s Provincial Courts

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