Summary
Among the commission's recommendations are that criminal sentences should appropriately reflect the seriousness of the offender's crime and should meet the multiple objectives of punishment-deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution-and that an equitable system of criminal justice must ensure that crimes of similar seriousness result in similar sanctions for similarly situated offenders.
"Significant disparities in how similar crimes are treated diminish the public's trust and faith in our criminal justice system and the system of criminal sanctions in New York State has grown increasingly complex," the commission reported.They believed that a comprehensive review of New York's sentencing structure will provide the state with crucial guidance "to ensure the imposition of appropriate and just criminal sanctions and to make the most efficient use of the correctional system and community resources."Among the commission's recommendations are that criminal sentences should appropriately reflect the seriousness of the offender's crime and should meet the multiple objectives of punishment-deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution-and that an equitable system of criminal justice must ensure that crimes of similar seriousness result in similar sanctions for similarly situated offenders.See the full content of this document
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