CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Suspended Sentence, Dual Role, Conditional Sentence

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sheri Fabian

Document Summary

Sentencing & crime victims: victim impact statements, personal/emotional experiences of victim, victim fine surcharge, 15% of any fine or up to ,000 if there"s no fine, victim offender mediation (vom) I(cid:374)(cid:272)ludes vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)/offe(cid:374)der a(cid:374)d (cid:373)ay i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude judge, poli(cid:272)e et(cid:272) : circles are traditional aboriginal healing practices, offender must acknowledge responsibility, process is key. Circle sentencing: may reduce/eliminate criminal behaviour, concern re, serious offences, domestic violence, pressure to participate, most successful when participants embrace restorative justice principles. Judges do(cid:374)"t : control implementation of sentence, receive feedback (offenders do not tell judges how treatment was etc, matching sentencing options w/ offender needs & risk is difficult. Severity of punishment (no: consistency in sentencing (maybe, continuity form courts to corrections (maybe) Alternatives to confinement: most offenders sentenced to community supervision, driven by, high costs of incarceration, questionable effectiveness of prison as deterrent, target resources. Alternatives to confinement: diversion, probation, restorative/community justice initiatives.