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JUSTICE or VENGEANCE – What motivates our sentencing decisions?

Posted bywpengine 10 February 2019

Two court hearings this week revived debate over a recent change in Canadian law for sentencing mass murderers and serial killers.

Source: Justice or Vengeance? How Canada Deals With Terrible Crimes

Posted bywpengine10 February 2019Posted inUncategorized

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