Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Research Paper

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The Criminal Code of Canada was decreed by Parliament as part of the Constitution Act in 1867. It clarifies the type of criminal offences, degrees of punishment and the procedural rules for the criminal process. Mandatory minimum sentencing has always been an integral part of the legal sentencing process in Canada. Over the decades various amendments and challenges have been imposed on the procedure of sentencing. The principle of mandatory minimum sentencing provides crime-control strategies, eliminates judicial bias, and provides a coherent guideline for justices in sentencing. “According to s. 718.1 sentences should be proportionate to the offence and reflect the degree of responsibility of the offender.” Section 718.2 of the Criminal