SENTENCING AND PENAL POLICY (Volume 1) Prepared by Gary T. Trotter Spring 1994 Faculty of Law University of Toronto BORA LASKIN LAW LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SENTENCING AND PENAL POLICY (Volume 1) Prepared by Gary T. Trotter Spring 1994 Faculty of Law University of Toronto Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from University of Toronto https://archive.org/details/sentencingpenalp01trot_1 SENTENCING AND PENAL POLICY Volume 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The Philosophical Dimensions of Sentencing 1 (a) Introduction: The Debate 1 David Garland, Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory' (1990) 1 R.A. Duff, Trials and Punishments (1986) 4 (b) Utilitarian Theories 8 Igor Primoratz, Justifying Legal Punishment (1990) 8 C.L. Ten. Crime. Guilt and Punishment (1987) 18 C.S. Lewis, "The Humanitarian Theory of Punish¬ ment" (1953), 6 Res Judicatae 224 27 Nigel Walker, Whv Punish? (1991) 32 (c) Retributive Theories 57 J. Braithwaite & P. Pettit, Not Just Deserts: A Republican Theory of Criminal Justice (1990) 57 Nigel Walker. Why Punish? (1990) 61 C.L. Ten. Crime. Guilt and Punishment (1987) 73 Andrew von Hirsch, Past and Future Crimes: Deservedness and Dangerousness in the Sentencing of Criminals (1985) 86 .Andrew Ashworth, "Criminal Justice and Deserved Sentences", [1989] Crim. L.R. 341 90 (d) Compromise or Hybrid Theories 96 Nigel Walker, Whv Punish? 96 H.L.A. Hart, "Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment", in Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law (1968) 102 Andrew Ashworth, "Criminal Justice and Deserved Sentences", [1989] Crim. L.R. 341 110 Further Reading 111 The Judicial Aims and Methodology of Sentencing 112 Regina v. Willaert (1953), 105 C.C.C. 172 (Ont. C.A.) 113 Regina v. Wilmot, [1967] 1 C.C.C. 172 (Ont. C.A.) 115 Regina v. Simmons. Allen and Bezzo (1973), 13 C.C.C. (2d) 65 (Ont. C.A.) 121 Regina v. Preston (1990), 79 C.R. (3d) 61 (B.C.C.A.) 124 Regina v. Inwood (1989), 69 C.R. (3d) 181 (Ont. C.A.) 129 Regina v. Lawrence (1987), 58 C.R. (3d) 71 (Ont. H.C.) 133 David Cole & Allan Manson, Release From Imprisonment: The Law of Sentencing. Parole and Judicial Review (1990) 137 Regina v. Johnas et al. (1982), 32 C.R. (3d) 1 (Alta. C.A.) 138 Regina v. Sandercock (1985), 22 C.C.C. (3d) 79 (Alta. C.A.) 144 Regina v. Naqitarvik (1986), 26 C.C.C. (3d) 193 (N.W.T.C.A.) 150 Regina v. B. (1990), 36 O.A.C. 307 (Ont. C.A.) 154 Regina v. Sweeney (1992), 11 C.R. (4th) 1 (B.C.C.A.) 157 The Canadian Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Reform: A Canadian Approach (1987) 166 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Sentencing). Bill C-90 (1992) 172 3. Factors Affecting Sentence: Mitigation and Aggravation 173 N. D. Walker. Sentencing: Theory. Law and Practice (1987) 173 Regina v. Gordon M. (1992), 11 O.R. (3d) 225 (Ont. C.A.) 181 4. The Procedural Aspects of the Sentencing Process 185 (a) The Factual Basis in Sentencing: The Question of Proof 185 Regina v. Gardner (1982), 30 C.R. (3d) 289 (S.C.C.) 186 Regina v. Poorman (1991), 6 C.R. (4th) 364 (Sask. C.A.) 191 Regina v. Brown (1991), 6 C.R. (4th) 334 (S.C.C.) 196 Regina v. Lawrence (1987), 58 C.R. (3d) 71 (Ont. H.C.) 199 R.J. Delisle, Annotation to Regina v. Lawrence (1987), 58 C.R. (3d) 71 (Ont. H.C.) 202 Regina v. Petrovic (1984), 13 C.C.C. (3d) 416 (Ont. C.A.) 203 (b) The Offender' s Participation in the Process 206 Regina v. Schofield (1976), 36 C.R.N.S. 135 (N.B.C.A.) 206 Regina v. Dennison (1990), 80 C.R. (3d) 78 (N.B.C.A.) 208 Regina v. Dolbec. [1963] 2 C.C.C. 87 (B.C.C.A.) 212 Regina v. Rudvk (1975), 1 C.R. (3d) S-26 (N.C.C.A.) 215 Regina v. Arsenault (1981), 21 C.R. (3d) 269 (P.E.I. S.C.) 219 Regina v. Urbanovich and Brown (1985), 19 C.C.C. (3d) 43 (Man. C.A.) 220 (c) The Victim' s Participation in the Process 224 Edna Erez, "Victim Participation in Sentencing: Rhetoric and Reality" (1990), 18 Journal of Criminal Justice 19 224 Re Regina v. Antler (1982), 29 C.R. (3d) 283 (B.C.S.C.) 235 Regina v. Robinson (1983), 38 C.R. (3d) 255 (Ont. H.C.) 236 Criminal Code, s.735 238 Regina v. Curtis (1992), 69 C.C.C. (3d) 385 (N.B.C.A.) 239 Regina v. Swietlinski (1992), 73 C.C.C. (3d) 376 (Ont. Ct. (G.D.)) 244 (d) Reform Strategies 247 An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (Sentencing). Bill C-90 (1992) 247 Regina v. Moses (1992), 71 C.C.C. (3d) 347 (Yukon Terr. Ct.) 251 Further Reading 261