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Sentence Calculation: A Handbook for Judges, Lawyers, and Correctional Officers. 3rd ed.
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "Through step-by-step explanations of sentence calculation methods and practical examples, th[is] handbook attempts to clarify the effect of sentencing in individual cases" (p. v). Sections of this manual are: sentencing options; time credited toward sentence; multiple sentences; forms of conditional release; conditional sentences; Bill C-16, The Sex Offender Information Registration Act; the Youth Criminal Justice Act -- sentence calculation; trouble spots such as discrepancies between warrants and sentencing transcripts, sentence consecutive to what, parole eligibility date (PED) set at one-half of sentence, intermittent sentences and merger, and credit for pre-trial and pre-sentence custody. Contacts for further information and a glossary are also included.