What is the impact of rehabilitation of offenders in criminal law?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. Hillier, 2018 ONCJ 397 (CanLII):

In Regina v. Lacasse, infra, at paragraph 4 the court stated: One of the main objectives of Canadian criminal law is the rehabilitation of offenders. Rehabilitation is one of the fundamental moral values that distinguish Canadian society from the societies of many other nations in the world, and it helps the courts impose sentences that are just and appropriate.

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