The key principles governing any sentence meted out in the criminal courts of Singapore are rehabilitation, proportionality, deterrence and prevention. For young offenders in general, and adults in certain specific circumstances, a rehabilitative sentence is often the...
Many of us have balked at the heavy sentences meted out in some cases involving offences which we consider minor. We also compare these sentences to similar cases where offenders were let off relatively lightly. We ask, ‘Why this sentence and not something lighter?’...
Sentencing in criminal cases have been the subject of some debate in the past few years. Offenders who have been convicted of offences raise many things to the attention of the court (whether in person or through their lawyers), in the hopes that the court would mete...
We’ve all seen the Hollywood version of criminal trials by jury, where dramatic events unfold, salacious revelations are played up, and combative arguments are made in raised voices. The truth of the matter is that criminal trials, at least in Singapore, are sombre...
Criminal law is a complex system of laws that relate to criminal offences. It regulates the apprehension, charging, trial, and conviction of accused individuals. Punishment and rehabilitation of convicted people also fall in this field of law. Criminal law differs...
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