Integrated Criminal Court Survey (ICCS)

Sentence of guilty case, category

Sentence is the punitive consequence of having been found guilty of a criminal offence by the court. Cases can have more than one sentence.

Guilty case refers to a case that includes guilty of the charged offence, of an included offence, of an attempt of the charged offence, or of an attempt of an included offence, whether the accused pleaded guilty or was found guilty following a trial. This category also includes cases where an individual has been found guilty but was given an absolute or conditional discharge.

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

• Guilty cases, adult sentences
• Guilty cases, youth sentences