CRM 3319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Circular Reasoning, 2014 Moncton Shootings, Clifford Olson

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 3319
• Professor: Howard Bebbington

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It"s a moral theory, it derives from the act itself and you deserve to be punished; "amalgam" approach to theories of and justifications for punishment (see pg. 51-54: quote from david garland on p. 53 of manson"s text: (recording) It has a communicative value - reinforces what we believe in (our values: per professor manson (pg. 52): victims need to hear disavowal: however, these theories have very significant practical limitations in terms of guiding the sentencing judge as to type (probation, discharge, etc. ) and quantum of sentence. Per lamer, cjc in r. v. m. (c. a. General points: all theories need some limits, the concepts (principles) of proportionality and restraint (among other considerations) provide some limits. It"s important to distinguish between retribution and vengeance (manson, p. 36-37): concept of remissibility (manson at p. 42, this comes from bentham, remissibility - capable of being remitted.