WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - Court Of Appeal Of Alberta, Victim Impact Statement, Forum Shopping
5 Feb 2013
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2 separate sentencing structures : legal (legalisation and court decisions, sentences as it is handed down, sentences as seen and understood by the public (what the public is know is very limited) Empirical issues: purposes of sentencing, factors to be considered. Separating simple public opinion from senstivie measure of public sentiments. In addition to the material from earlier in the course . View of sentences: as reported in media vs. handed down; newspaper clipping of sentence hearing vs. the court documents, find that people are more content with what the court documents w/ the judge"s decision. Canadian judges and are capable of integrating the info. Multiple alternatives change the overall pictures (there are more possibilities than just harsh or nothing); people are willing to accept alternatives in specific situations. Desire for guidance (mandatory minimums) does not necessarily mean desire for complete ridgidity people want excecptions. Five sentencing truths; court of appeal of alberta, r. v. arcand 2 december 2010.
