Sentencing principals serve as the foundation for sentencing decisions.
These concepts have evolved over time as a result of legislation and case law (court decisions).
These are some of the principles:
proportionality – the overall punishment must be proportionate to the gravity of the offending behaviour.
parsimony – the sentence must be no more severe than is necessary to meet the purposes of sentencing.
Parity - For similar offences committed by criminals in similar circumstances, similar punishments should be imposed.
totality — where an offender is sentenced to multiple terms, the whole sentence must be just and appropriate in light of the overall offending behaviour.
@erajshahzad99 I didn't know there were principles too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. One thing, I had read a play where two persons committed same crime but got different punishments because one was rich and was poor. So, does money affect courts?
Sentencing principals serve as the foundation for sentencing decisions.
These concepts have evolved over time as a result of legislation and case law (court decisions).
These are some of the principles:
proportionality – the overall punishment must be proportionate to the gravity of the offending behaviour.
parsimony – the sentence must be no more severe than is necessary to meet the purposes of sentencing.
Parity - For similar offences committed by criminals in similar circumstances, similar punishments should be imposed.
totality — where an offender is sentenced to multiple terms, the whole sentence must be just and appropriate in light of the overall offending behaviour.