ep9 Flashcards
What are the eight purposes and principles of sentencing?
Denunciation of unlawful and harmful conducts, deterance, separation from society, rehabilitation, reparation, promoting a sense of responsibility, proportionality, principle of restraint
What are the three goals of sentencing?
Utilitarian, retributive, restorative.
What are the four examples of utilitarian sentencing?
General deterrence, specific deterrence. rehabilitation, incapacitation
What are the two examples of retributive sentencing?
Denunciation, retribution
What are the three examples of restorative sentencing
resolve problems, protect the public, involve the community, offender, and victim
What are the five sentencing options?
Discharge, fine, forfeiture, prohibition, sentence
What are the two examples of discharge?
Absolute and conditional
What are the four examples of sentences?
Suspended, conditional, intermittent, imprisonment
What are concurrent sentences?
Sentences that are served simultaneosuly
What are consecutive sentences?
Sentences served seprately
What is dangerous offender designation?
Declared on a person whose given an indeterminate sentence for a violent crime with a pattern of committing violent offenses
What is long-term offender designation?
Declared on a person who received a sentence for more than two years with the risk of reoffending after release needing long-term supervision after release for up to 10 years
What are the three steps in judicial decision making
Identifying relevant factors, identifying relevant laws, combining both
What is a victim impact statement?
An explanation of the person’s reaction to being victimized and any physical and finical impact caused by it
What is a community impact statement?
Describes to the court how the offense committed by the offender affects the community
What is case law precedent?
two similar crimes committed by two
similar offenders in similar circumstances should
draw similar sentences
What is absolute discharge?
The offender is found guilty but technically not convicted, with a criminal record for one year and then removed
What is conditional discharge?
The offender is found guilty and released and must comply with the conditions of a probation
What is forfeiture?
Convicted offenders may be required to submit the proceeds of crime to the crown
What are prohibitions?
Conditions attached to a sentence that forbids activities, possessions, contact, or other behaviours
What is a suspended sentence?
Convicted of the offense but sentence is suspended pending successful completion of probation
What is a conditional sentence?
The offender receives term of confinement and serves it in the community supervised by a probation officer
What is an intermittent sentence?
A custodial sentence served on a part-time basis and generally not to exceed 90 days
