Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. 1. Introduction to Sentencing and Parole 1
6. 2. An Overview of Bill C-41 (The Sentencing Reform Act) 31
7. 3. Legislating the Purpose and Principles of Sentencing 48
8. 4. Conditional Sentences 63
9. 5. Conditional Sentencing: Issues and Problems 77
10. 6. Conditional Sentencing: Recent Developments 98
11. 7. Sentencing Options in Canada 112
12. 8. Sentencing Trends and Sentencing Disparity 137
13. 9. Sentencing Mentally Ill Offenders 160
14. 10. Sentencing Aboriginal Offenders: Some Critical Issues 173
15. 11. Punishing Female Offenders and Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes 186
16. 12. Sentencing Black Offenders in the Ontario Criminal Justice System 200
17. 13. The Role of Victims in the Sentencing Process 217
18. 14. Appellate Review of Sentencing Decisions 230
19. 15. Sentencing and Conditional Release 242
20. 16. Conditional Release from Imprisonment 259
21. 17. Sentencing and Early Release Arrangements for Offenders Convicted of Murder 277
22. 18. Sentencing Alternatives 295
23. 19. Federal Sentencing in America 317
24. 20. Sentencing Reform: Ten Years after the Canadian Sentencing Commission 332
25. 21 Sentencing Reform: Where Are We Now? 349
26. Reference 365