Traduction de «risque d'incarcération » (Français → Anglais) :

According to statistics from Correctional Service Canada, Aboriginal offenders are much more likely to be incarcerated for an offence — 70 per cent — than non-Aboriginal offenders — 58.8 per cent — and they are more likely to be classified as medium security risk in prison than low risk.

19. Recommends that alternative penalties to imprisonment, such as community-based sentences, should be favoured to a greater extent, particularly for mothers, provided that the sentence imposed is short and the risk to public safety low, where their imprisonment could result in serious disruptions to family life, in particular if they are single parents or have young children, or are responsible for looking after dependent or incapacitated persons; underlines that the judicial authorities should take account of these factors, in particular the best interests of the accused parent's child, when deciding on the sentence; recommends, lik ...[+++]ewise, considering the possibility of adopting similar measures to those established for mothers for male prisoners with custody of children or who have other family responsibilities;

16. Recommends that alternative penalties to imprisonment, such as community-based sentences, should be favoured to a greater extent, particularly for mothers, provided that the sentence imposed is short and the risk to public safety low, where their imprisonment could result in serious disruptions to family life, in particular if they are single parents or have young children, or are responsible for looking after dependent or incapacitated persons; underlines that the judicial authorities should take account of these factors, in particular the best interests of the child(ren) of the defendant, when deciding on the sentence; recommends ...[+++], likewise, considering the possibility of adopting similar measures as those established for mothers for male prisoners with custody of children or who have other family responsibilities;

A Green Paper on “non-custodial pre-trial supervision measures” addresses the excessive use (and length) of pre-trial detention for non-resident who, owing to the risk of flight, are often remanded in custody, while residents benefit from alternative measures.

The legislator's main reason for introducing such a measure is to diversify the means of enforcing penalties in order to reduce the prison population and thus limit the harmful consequences of imprisonment (social stigma, loss of employment and consequent financial difficulties for the family, parental absence and loss of parental authority, etc.), to facilitate the rehabilitation of offenders by providing strict supervision and thereby to reduce the risk of re-offending, to reduce the tensions caused by overcrowding in prisons and to achieve savings on the daily cost of prison care. [163]

11. enable former drug abusers who have served their sentences and who wish special support in connection with their re-entry to society to be released under controlled conditions into, for example, hostels or other institutions, under whose care they can receive advice from health personnel and social services, so as to reduce the risk that they slip back into drug abuse after they have served their sentences;