What is the appropriate sentencing for a public welfare offence?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Joshi, 2021 BCPC 123 (CanLII):
At paragraph 32 of R v. Abbott the Court of Appeal made clear that “The sentencing principles applicable to public welfare offences are generally seen to be denunciation and deterrence.”
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