PURPOSES OF SENTENCING
Nelson – textbook pgs. 292 - 309
GOALS OF SENTENCING
|PURPOSE |EXPLANATION |
|Protection of Public | |
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|Retribution (punishment) | |
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|Deterrence | |
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|Rehabilitation | |
|Restitution | |
|Denunciation | |
SENTENCING PROCEDURES
|CONSIDERATION |EXPLANATION |
|Offender |Pre-Sentence Report: |
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| |Psychiatric Assessment: |
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|Victim |Victim Impact Statement: |
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|Society | |
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SENTENCING PROCEDURES CONT’D
|SENTENCING OPTION |EXPLANATION & EXAMPLES |
|Aggravating Factors | |
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|Mitigating Factors | |
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BUILDING YOUR UNDERSTANDING:
1. Discuss the people a judge must consider when deciding on a sentence?
2. How might a pre-sentence report help in determining a fair sentence?
3. Distinguish between aggravating and mitigating factors and provide 3 examples
TRADTIONAL SENTENCING OPTIONS (Nelson Textbook pgs. 292-309)
|Sentence |Description |
|Absolute Discharge | |
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|Conditional Discharge | |
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|Suspended Sentence/Probation | |
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|Peace Bond | |
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|Community Service Orders (C.S.O) | |
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|Deportation | |
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|Fines | |
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|Suspension of Privileges | |
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|Incarceration (Imprisonment) | |
Define the following terms:
a) Dangerous offender (pg. 306):
b) Concurrent sentence
c) Consecutive sentence
PAROLE
Parole: The release of an inmate into the community before the full sentence is served.
|TYPE OF RELEASE |WHEN GRANTED |DURATION |
|Escorted Absences |Any time |5-15 days |
|Unescorted Absences |After 1/6 of sentence is served, or 6 years, whichever is greater |2 days if in medium security |
| | |3 days if in minimum security |
|Day Parole |Before full parole |Daily; return to halfway house |
|Full Parole |After 1/3 of sentence is served, or 7 years, whichever is less |Until the completion of sentence if conditions are |
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|Statutory Release |After 2/3 of sentence is served |Until the completion of sentence if conditions are |
| |(does not apply to offenders serving life or indeterminate sentences) |followed |
THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
Types of Facilities
|FACILITY |CHARACTERISTICS |
|Detention Centre |30 day or less sentences |
| |remanded for trial – not granted bail |
| |intermittent sentences – served on weekends or nights |
|Provincial Prison |2 years less a day |
| |parole after 1/3 of sentence |
| |women will have their own ward |
|Federal Penitentiary |2 years + |
| |minimum, medium and maximum facilities exist |
| |Grand Valley Institution for Women is an example |
| |Kingston Area – several facilities exist [examples: Kingston Penitentiary (closed Fall 2013), Millhaven, Joyceville] |
| |Beaver Creek near Gravenhurst is a medium security institute |
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