Characteristics of Assaults on Staff and Inmate-Related Violence

Characteristics of Assaults on Staff and Inmate-Related Violence is an open dataset from Correctional Service of Canada with 2 files (HTML); catalogue record updated 2026-10-14. On CanQuery you can follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

As part of a larger study examining the characteristics and predictors of institutional incidents of violence, incarcerated individuals who committed assaults on staff emerged as having potential differences in profile from those committing other types of violent incidents. This study was conducted to explore the characteristics of individuals who committed assaults on staff compared to individuals who committed assaults on inmate or engaged in inmate fights. Individuals with assaults on staff experienced higher rates of use of force, more complex mental health needs, and higher rates of previous involvement in institutional incidents compared to those with inmate-related violence.

Publisher

Correctional Service of Canada

Resources

2

Catalogue metadata updated

2026-10-14