JustFacts: Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System (2020)

Recidivism is the act of committing another crime or coming into conflict with the criminal justice system (CJS) again. It is an important measure of the effectiveness of CJS efforts to promote rehabilitation, reintegration, and public safety.

This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from the provincial governments of Ontario and Québec, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), Public Safety Canada (PSC), and Statistics Canada. The data were collected from 2001 to 2016.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 22:04 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 22:04 (UTC)
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open_canada_date_published	2020-08-31 00:00:00
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title_fr	Précis des faits : Récidive dans le système de justice pénale (2020)
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