Conditional Sentencing in Canada: an Overview of Research Findings

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• Executive Summary
• 1. Origins and Statutory Framework of Conditional Sentencing
• 2. Judicial Attitudes to Conditional Sentencing
  • 2.1 Use of Conditional Sentences to Date
  • 2.2 Objective of the Conditional Sentence of Imprisonment
  • 2.3 Most appropriate offences for consideration of a conditional sentence
  • 2.4 Effectiveness of Conditional Sentence
  • 2.5 Impact of a Conditional Sentence
  • 2.6 Guidance from Courts of Appeal
  • 2.7 Community/ Supervisory Resource Issues
  • 2.8 Nature of Conditions Imposed
  • 2.9 Consequences of Violating Conditional Sentence Orders
  • 2.10 Effects of the Conditional Sentence on Provincial admissionsto custody
  • 2.11 Public Perceptions of Conditional Sentences of Imprisonment
• 3. Usage of Conditional Sentences 1996-1999
  • 3.1 Volume of Conditional Sentences Imposed
  • 3.2 Breakdown of Sentences Across Offence Categories
  • 3.3 Length of Conditional Sentence Orders
  • 3.4 Length of conditional sentence orders by Offence Category
  • 3.5 Nature of Optional Conditions
  • 3.6 Outcome of Orders to Date
  • 3.7 Judicial Response to breach
• 4. Conditional Sentencing and Public Opinion
  • 4.1 Why are the Views of the Public Important?
  • 4.2 Public Knowledge of Conditional Sentencing
  • 4.3 Level Of Public Support for Conditional Sentencing
  • 4.4 Replicating Findings
  • 4.5 Public Reaction to Conditional Sentencing Depends on Amount of Information Provided
  • 4.6 Contrast Between Public Opinion Surveys and Public Behaviour
  • 4.7 Application to the Issue of Conditional Sentencing
  • 4.8 Summary
• 5. Conclusions and Future Research Directions
  • 5.1 Conditions, Conditions, Conditions
  • 5.2 Future Research Priorities
  • 5.3 Effectiveness of Conditional Sentencing
  • 5.4 Electronic Monitoring
  • 5.5 “Net-widening”
  • 5.6 Judicial Attitudes
  • 5.7 Conclusion
• References

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