Evaluation of the Canadian Gun Control Legislation - Final Report - Executive Summary

• NCJ Number: 91574
• Author(s): E Scarff
• Date Published: 1983
• Length: 35 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Canada Solicitor General
• Corporate Author: Decision Dynamics Corporation
• Sale Source: Canadian Government Publishing Ctr Supply and Services Canada
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada
• Note: Include English and French versions.

Annotation

The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1977, has had a moderate impact on the use of firearms in Canada. Generally, the police and judicial systems have effectively implemented the legislation's provisions.

Abstract

This final report on a 3-year study of the effectiveness of those provisions of the Criminal Law Amendment, 1977, which amended the Criminal Code sections relating to firearms in Canada contains two types of analyses: an 'outcome analysis,' which examined the incidence of crimes, accidents, and suicides with firearms before and after the legislation, and a 'process analysis,' which examined the implementation of the means of firearms control. The outcome analysis found that in a considerable number of cases, the proportion of occurrences with firearms declined subsequent to the legislation. The process analysis found that overall, the methods of firearms control encouraged by the legislation have been used. For example, convictions with firearms offenses resulted in more severe sentences after 1979. Notes; tables; figures; and the Criminal Law Amendment, 1977, are provided. For final report, see NCJ-91573. (Author abstract modified)