00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.851438 CaOODSP 20221107154357 cr ||||||||||| 180208s1988 onc #ob f000 0 eng d 0-662-15870-9 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- J23-3/8-1988E-PDF J23-3/8-1988E Verdun-Jones, Simon N. (Simon Nicholas), 1947- The fine as a sentencing option in Canada [electronic resource] / Simon Verdun-Jones and Teresa Mitchell-Banks. Ottawa : Department of Justice Canada, Policy, Programs and Research Branch, Research and Development Directorate, 1988. 92 p. Research reports of the Canadian Sentencing Commission Digitized edition from print. Issued also in French under title: L'amende comme option de détermination de la peine au Canada. Includes bibliographical references. "The fine is the most frequently employed sanction in the criminal courts of modern, western, industrialized societies. In Canada, over 90% of convictions of summary offences and up to one-third of convictions of indictable offences result in the imposition of fines. Many nations rely even more heavily upon the fine, and for a greater range of offences, than does Canada. The Canadian Criminal Code does not permit an offence, punishable by five years or more of imprisonment, to be sanctioned by a fine alone. However, such offences may generally be dealt with by the imposition of a suspended sentence or probation, which many would regard as being essentially non-punitive in nature. It is suggested that the Criminal Code is illogical in its denial of the option to impose a fine alone in relation to such offences"--Executive summary, p. 2. gccst Court decisions gccst Fines gccst Justice system Mitchell-Banks, Teresa Ruth. Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Development Directorate. Canadian Sentencing Commission. L'amende comme option de détermination de la peine au Canada (CaOODSP)9.851443 Research reports of the Canadian Sentencing Commission. (CaOODSP)9.850400 PDF 1.69 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/jus/J23-3-8-1988-eng.pdf JUS-P-443