Title: Corrections key indicator report for adults and young offenders (KIR)

Supercedes: Adult correctional services survey (ACSS)

Series title: Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)(SDDS 3313)

Principal investigator(s): Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)

Producer: Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)

Date of creation: 2009-12-07 and 2009-12-18 [latest]

Funding agency:

Collector:

Distributor: Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative.

Date of distribution: 2010-01-21 [latest]

Access conditions/restrictions: University of Toronto faculty, students and staff, for academic research and teaching purposes only. See DLI licence.

Summary: The Adult Corrections Survey (ACS) collects aggregate caseload and case characteristic data for custodial and non-custodial correctional services at both the federal and provincial levels. As well, the survey gathers information on resources, expenditures and personnel. Descriptive data on organizational structure and service delivery are also collected. The ACS became operational in 1979-80 and collects data from all jurisdictions.

Geographic coverage: Canada

Time period: 1978/1979 to 2009/10

Date(s) of collection: 1978/1979 to 2009/10

Universe:

Data type: aggregate time-series

Sample:

Mode of data collection: process-produced

Citation: Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) Adult correctional services survey (ACSS): CANSIM Table 251-0001: Admission to provincial, territorial, and federal programs [computer file]. Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada. Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) [producer]; Statistics Canada. Data Liberation Initiative [distributor], 2009-08-27

Extent of file:

Notes:

• Adult Correctional Services Survey and Integrated Correctional Services Survey, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS), Statistics Canada. Fiscal year (April 1 through March 31). Due to rounding, figures may not add to totals. These data are administrative data. Although the surveys attempt to standardize the way in which status changes are counted, limitations due to differences among jurisdictional operations may restrict uniform application of the definitions in some situations. For this reason, inter-jurisdictional comparisons of the data should be made with caution. Nevertheless, as a result of consistent counting practices within jurisdictions over time, statements may be made about the trends within each jurisdiction.
• Supercedes: Adult Correctional Services Survey (ACSS) and Youth custody and community service survey (YCCS)

Related data:

• Youth custody and community service survey (YCCS)
• Other files from Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)
• Also available in CANSIM
• Miscellaneous demographic characteristics (from CCJS)

Status:

Documentation & data: [Restricted]

• Mandatory reading [sic]: table 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 [2006-Oct ed.]
• Look-up table for selected criminal code offences and other federal offences: offen_e.pdf, offtext.pdf [1997 ed.]
• Graphical overview of the criminal justice indicators [1997 ed.]
• Selected justice data files [1997 ed.]
• Adult correctional services in Canada: 1999-2000 ed., 2000-2001 ed. (STC 85-211-XIE) (PDF format)

Bibliography