Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS)

Guilty findings of case, category

Guilty finding refers to guilty of the charged offence, of an included offence, of an attempt of the charged offence, or of an attempt of an included offence. This category also includes guilty pleas, and cases where an absolute or conditional discharge has been imposed.

Case refers to one or more charges against an accused person or company, which were processed by the courts at the same time (date of offence, date of initiation, date of first appearance, date of decision/sentencing), and received a final decision.

The data for this variable are reported using the following classifications and/or lists:

• Guilty cases