Question

A) What three sentencing objectives is a judge supposed to downplay or minimize when they consider the accuse mental health as a mitigating factor?

b) What two objectives should the judge emphasize?

The sentencing objectives:
1. To denounce unlawful conduct
2. Specific deterrence & general deterrence
3. To separate dangerous offenders (think jail)
4. To rehabilitate offenders
5. To repair harms to victims and communities
6. To get offenders to acknowledge responsibility and the harm they have caused others

Answer 1

The fundamental purpose of sentencing is to contribute to the maintenance of a just, peaceful and safe society through the imposition of just sanctions. The court [shall/may] consider the following objectives in assessing the appropriate sentence to be imposed upon an offender: denouncing blameworthy behaviour.