Sociology 2253A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Summary Offence, Extenuating Circumstances, Extraordinary Measures

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2253A/B
• Professor: Brenda Kobayashi

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Chapter 9- sentencing: the fundamental purpose of sentencing is to contribute, along with crime prevention activities, to respect for the law and maintenance of a peaceful/safe society by imposing just sanctions, see page 207 for details. Focus on the future conduct of offenders. Focus on the past rather than the future is the focus of retributive goals. Denunciation that is expressing society(cid:859)s disappro(cid:448)al of the (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour of offe(cid:374)ders. Retribution that is (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g the offe(cid:374)ders pay for their offe(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) the (cid:858)eye for a(cid:374) eye(cid:859) philosophy. Another key concept in retributive sentencing is proportionality the sentence handed down should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence and to the convicted perso(cid:374)(cid:859)s degree of respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ility. Most commonly used restorative approaches are victim-offender reconciliation, circle sentencing, and family group conferencing. It involves the offender, family, and victim to resolve the problems which the offender has caused.