What Does Proportionality Mean?​

question 2

Multiple Choice

What does proportionality mean?​

• A) ​Confinement should be only what is necessary to achieve the goals of the sentencing policy.
• B) ​Criminal offenses should be sentenced according to their seriousness.
• C) ​Prisons should be instruments of justice.
• D) ​Imprisonment should not violate one's status as a community member.

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Definitions:

Forced Deportation

The compulsory expulsion of a person or group of people from a country, typically for legal or punitive reasons.

Chinese Labourers

Workers from China, often historically employed under harsh conditions in various countries for tasks such as railway construction, mining, and agriculture.

Head Tax

Tax imposed by the Canadian government on anyone immigrating to Canada from China between 1885 and 1923.

Canadian Pacific Railway

A historic Canadian railroad company established in 1881, instrumental in the development of Canada, connecting the country from coast to coast.