Imprisonment
To confine somebody in response to a crime
What is Imprisonment?
The punishment assigned to an offender
A wrongful conviction is when _____
Probation may be combined with ____ and _____
Fines, Imprisonment
Prisons where longer sentences are served
What are Federal Penitentiaries
A conditional sentence allows a prison term under ____ years to be served in the community
2
One of the most important things about the Canadian Justice System is that they are concerned with ________
Procedural fairness
The max fine for a summary conviction is $_____
2000
Canada has the second or third highest _____ in the western world
What is incarceration rate?
The maximum intermittent sentence is __ days
90
Judges and lawyers have a saying when it comes to wrongful convictions. What is it?
"It is better to let 9 guilty people free than to convict one innocent person"
There is no upper limit
Canada's incarceration rate has fallen because of _____ (give 1) since the 90's
What are reforms or demographic changes?
The purpose of intermittent sentancing is ____________
To allow offenders to attend work or school while serving a sentence
Wrongful convictions are rarely the result of _________
Deliberate misbehavior
Probation often carries conditions used to help _____ the offender
Rehabilitate
The levels of government run penitentiaries
What are federal and provincial governments?
1996
Why is it a "double failure" when a wrongful conviction occurs?
An innocent person is convicted, a guilty person goes free
A monetary penalty which judges impose for less serious offences
What is a fine?