Sentencing in Canada / Julia Nicol, Legal and Social Affairs Division.: YM32-2/2020-06E-PDF
"The appropriate sentence for a crime is a hotly contested topic. Some people feel that more weight should be given to the objectives of deterrence and punishment, while others want to focus on rehabilitation, for example. This Background Paper will discuss the objectives of sentencing in Canadian law and explain the different types of sentences available. Issues relating specifically to sentencing of Indigenous offenders are addressed in a companion Library of Parliament publication …"--Introduction, page 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Library of Parliament, issuing body. Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service, issuing body. |
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| Title | Sentencing in Canada / Julia Nicol, Legal and Social Affairs Division. |
| Series title | Background paper ; publication no. 2020-06-E |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: La détermination de la peine au Canada. "22 May 2020." Issued also in HTML format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 16-22). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa, Canada : Library of Parliament = Bibliothèque du Parlement, 2020. ©2020 |
| Author / Contributor | Nicol, Julia A., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, ii, 22 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Canada. |
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