CRI210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Conditional Sentence, Reprobation, Presentence Investigation Report
17 Dec 2016
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Sentence the judicial determination of a legal sanction to be imposed on a person found guilty of an offence. Disposition the actual sanction imposed in sentencing. Sentencing involves handing out a punishment to the convicted offender. Punishing criminals serves two ultimate purposes: the deserved infliction of suffering on evil doers, the prevention of crime. Sentences can mean fine, probation, community service, imprisonment, intermittent sentence, or a recognizance to keep the peace. Split sentence the combination of certain punishments (i. e. probation + fine) Fo(cid:272)uses o(cid:374) a(cid:374) offe(cid:374)der"s past (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior as the ratio(cid:374)ale for se(cid:374)te(cid:374)(cid:272)i(cid:374)g rather than on his/her future behavior and protection of society. Believes that sentences, while determinate, should be shorter rather than longer. Parsimony criminal justice authorities must be able to justify the sentences handed out. Control over those who have power by virtue of their positions within the criminal justice system. Reprobation the criminal justice system should place offenders in positions where they can experience community disapproval.
