CRIM 2652 Final: 2652 final exam review package

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Main topics covered this term: the courts: why we punish, sentencing, corrections: how we punish; prisoner"s rights; limits of punishment, current issues in cjs: the view from the bench; gladue and aboriginal justice; mental health. Canada"s incarceration rate is high relative to most western european countries. The judicial determination of a legal sanction to be imposed on a person found guilty of an offence (canadian sentencing commission, 1987) 718. 1 a sentence must be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the a. degree of responsibility of the offender. Least restrictive: 718. 2 (d) an offender should not be deprived of liberty if less restrictive sanctions may be appropriate in the circumstances; Prison as last resort: s. 718. 2 (e) all available sanctions other than imprisonment that are reasonable in the circumstances should be considered for all offenders, with particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders.

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