SOSC 2652 Lecture 17: Sentencing
Document Summary
Stance on how sentencing is dealt with in canada. Example of karla homolka case she walks her case is an outlier of crime here. Today"s class: over-incarceration in canada, the sentencing process, rationales of punishment. Canadian sentencing commission, 1987: xiii-xxiv: canada does not imprison as high a portion of its population as does the us, do imprison more people than most other western democracies. Molested and sexually assaulted over 150 female gymnasts: doctor responsible for the athletes. The judicial determination of a legal sanction to be imposed on a person found guilty of an offence (canadian sentencing commission, 1987) Legal, evoked by a judge, follow a criminal eviction. Type of sanction (type of custody/ community position imposed) 718. 1a: sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the degree of responsibility of the offender. Least restrictive sanction: (d) an offender should not be deprived of liberty if less restrictive sanctions may be appropriate in the circumstances.