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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.
TitleSentencing in Canada / Julia Nicol, Legal and Social Affairs Division.
Series title
  • Background paper ; publication no. 2020-06-E
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
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.
Description1 online resource (ii, ii, 22 pages).
Catalogue number
  • YM32-2/2020-06E-PDF
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