CRM 306 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mandatory Sentencing, Probation Officer, Dangerous Offender
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Recent changes: abolition of 2:1 credit for pre-trial custody, increase in the number of mandatory minimums, decrease in the use of conditional sentences. The goals of sentencing: the cases of mr. smith and mr. jones. Three primary sentencing goal groups: utilitarian, retributive, restorative. Mr. smith a quebec police chief and swimming coach who was convicted of four counts of sexual assault for fondling two girls aged 12 and 13. Mr. jones a computer engineer in bc who was convicted of sexual assault for fondling his young stepdaughter over a two-year period. Both didn"t have priors, both cases publicized, both lost their jobs (1) utilitarian goals. Focus on the future conduct of mr. smith and mr. jones. Focus is on the past, which includes: Sentencing goals include: denunciation: to express society"s disapproval of mr. smith"s and mr. jones" behaviour and to validate existing laws.