CPD: Resolution & Sentencing: Understand the Principles and Strategies for Negotiating and Advocating for Appropriate Sanctions

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Why This Course Matters for Your Practice:

• To gain the confidence to negotiate resolutions that protect client interests and reduce trial risks;
• To develop advocacy strategies that secure proportionate and persuasive sentencing outcomes;
• To strengthen professional reputation by mastering both the theory and practice of sentencing; and

so you can deliver better results for your clients and advance your practice.

Expected Takeaways

The Resolution & Sentencing presentation explains:

• The guiding principles of sentencing under both the Criminal Code and the Provincial Offences Act;
• The sentencing goals of general deterrence and specific deterrence with practical case examples;
• The classicist theory of sentencing rooted in rational choice and proportionate punishment;
• The positivist theory of sentencing focusing on rehabilitation, determinism, and Gladue principles;
• The utilitarian concepts of sentencing emphasizing maximum societal benefit and harm reduction;
• The comparative analysis of sentencing principles in criminal versus provincial offences matters;
• The defence strategies for mitigation through proportionality, rehabilitation, and precedent; and
• The emerging role of restorative justice and equity considerations in sentencing.

Materials Included:

• A handout containing extensive case law, fully cited, and linked to CanLII for convenient future use as quick reference secondary source material;
• A sample sentencing submission outline for immediate use in both criminal offences and provincial offences contexts;
• A comparative chart of sentencing theories with case law applications in Ontario; and
• A Certificate of Participation that syndicates to your Profile page throughout the Success.Legal network.