Shift: The project to end domestic violence | Bail Violations Are Frequently a Precursor to a Domestic Violence Charge

Bail Violations Are Frequently a Precursor to a Domestic Violence Charge

February 6, 2025 by Ziyana Kotadia in Engaging Men and Boys

Authors: Wells, L., Fyie, K., Kneebone, R., Montesanti, S., Boodt, C., Davidson, R., & Ruse, K.

Date: 2025

This one-page Social Policy Trends publication from The School of Public Policy and Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence focuses on the relationship between bail violations and domestic violence charges. In taking up a dataset supplied by the Calgary Police Service of 934 men charged with a domestic violence-related crime in 2019, the research demonstrates that bail violations are a frequent precursor to domestic violence charges. This builds on earlier findings which reveal that the majority of men charged with a domestic violence crime have been involved in an incident with police beforehand.

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Ziyana Kotadia

Shift acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 4, Treaty 6, and Treaty 7 territories and the traditional meeting grounds and home for many Indigenous Peoples, including Cree, Saulteaux, Niisitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, and Nakota Sioux, the Siksika, the Piikani (Peigan), the Kainai (Blood), the Tsuut’ina (Sacree), Ktunaxa, Secwépemc, Dene, Mountain Cree, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, including Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley First Nations. It is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 and Region 4. We respect the Treaties that were made, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.

Initiated by The Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence

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