Considerations for Gladue Sentencing Principles
The key to assisting the Court in determining a ‘restorative justice’ sentence is uncovering for them what it means to live in an Indigenous community, possibly live a traditional lifestyle, and understand the social and economic realities of it.
In this module we hope to better understand issues around the personal circumstances and how they impact on the Indigenous offender and sentencing considerations.
Why you need to advise the court as to the offender's community, and that community's unique challenges and strengths and how these aspects of this offender’s community apply to the Gladue principles.
How to determine and then express these characteristics in sentencing submissions to the courts on behalf of Indigenous offenders.
Why you need to advise the court as to the offender's community, and that community's unique challenges and strengths and how these aspects of this offender’s community apply to the Gladue principles.
How to determine and then express these characteristics in sentencing submissions to the courts on behalf of Indigenous offenders.