Cayman Islands Sentencing Guideline 2015

In sentencing an offender, the Court has to balance a number of competing interests and objectives, tailoring the punishment to the individual circumstances of the offender whilst ensuring that the punishment is commensurate with the seriousness of the offence. A number of aims govern the sentencing process and it will be rare for them all to be met; the task of the Court is to consider which of these aims will be best served by the sentence to be passed on an individual offender.

The following are the principal aims of sentencing:

(a) Incapacitation

(b) Deterrence

(c) Punishment

(d) Rehabilitation,

(e) Restitution These aims are reflected in statute law in the Cayman Islands:

Published: 26 October 2015

Publication Type: Guide

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Category: 2015, Guide, Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)