The 2007 National Justice Survey: Tackling Crime and Public Confidence
Figure 6: Sentencing Objectives Rated as Highly Important
Long description
This is a vertical bar chart which illustrates sentencing objectives rated as highly important by respondents.
The Y axis is measured in percentages and increases in increments of 10 from 0 to 80.
The X axis is divided by seven categories, from left to right: Reparation, Accountability, Rehabilitation, Specific Deterrence, General Deterrence, Denunciation, and Incapacitation.
- Nearly 80% of respondents rated reparation as a highly important sentencing objective
- Nearly 80% of respondents rated accountability as a highly important sentencing objective
- 68% of respondents rated rehabilitation as a highly important sentencing objective
- 62% of respondents rated specific deterrence as a highly important sentencing objective
- 51% of respondents rated general deterrence as a highly important sentencing objective
- 48% of respondents rated denunciation as a highly important sentencing objective
- 42% of respondents rated incapacitation as a highly important sentencing objective
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