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Making Sense of Sentencing /

On 3 September 1996, Bill C-41 was proclaimed in force, initiating one significant step in the reform of sentencing and parole in Canada. This is the first book that, in addition to providing an overview of the law, effectively presents a sociological analysis of the legal reforms and their ramifica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Roberts, Julian V. (Editor ), Cole, David, 1948- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 1999.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction to Sentencing and Parole
  • 2. An Overview of Bill C-41 (The Sentencing Reform Act)
  • 3. Legislating the Purpose and Principles of Sentencing
  • 4. Conditional Sentences
  • 5. Conditional Sentencing: Issues and Problems
  • 6. Conditional Sentencing: Recent Developments
  • 7. Sentencing Options in Canada
  • 8. Sentencing Trends and Sentencing Disparity
  • 9. Sentencing Mentally Ill Offenders
  • 10. Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders: Some Critical Issues
  • 11. Punishing Female Offenders and Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes
  • 12. Sentencing Black Offenders in the Ontario Criminal Justice System
  • 13. The Role of Victims in the Sentencing Process
  • 14. Appellate Review of Sentencing Decisions
  • 15. Sentencing and Conditional Release
  • 16. Conditional Release from Imprisonment
  • 17. Sentencing and Early Release Arrangements for Offenders Convicted of Murder
  • 18. Sentencing Alternatives
  • 19. Federal Sentencing in America
  • 20. Sentencing Reform: Ten Years after the Canadian Sentencing Commission
  • 21 Sentencing Reform: Where Are We Now?
  • Reference