week 10/11- Sentencing Review

These flashcards cover key concepts related to sentencing, including principles, options, factors influencing decisions, and approaches to justice.

Sentencing

The process of determining a punishment for a convicted offender to protect society and maintain a just society.

Utilitarian Goals of Sentencing

Goals aimed at promoting the greatest good for the greatest number, such as deterrence and rehabilitation.

Absolute Discharge

A sentencing option where the offender is released without any further punishment.

Judicial Determination

An order by a judge that may require an offender to serve a longer portion of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

Gladue Report

A report prepared for Indigenous offenders that considers their unique circumstances before sentencing.

Dangerous Offender

A designation for offenders determined to pose a significant danger to society, resulting in an indeterminate sentence.

Judicial Discretion

The freedom judges have to make decisions based on their assessment of the relevance of factors in a sentencing context.

Mitigating Factors

Circumstances that may reduce the severity of a sentence, such as first-time offenses or evidence of rehabilitation.

Aggravating Factors

Circumstances that increase the severity or culpability of a criminal act, such as violence or the presence of victims.

Restorative Approaches

Sentencing methods that emphasize repairing harm done to victims and the community, involving all parties in the process.