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Serving of a sentence
I yesterday attended a court case where the defendant was sentenced to 7 years for a series of robberies, thefts and burglaries, done to finance a crack habit. How much of the sentence will he have to serve?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.One of the benefits of letting people out of gaol on parole before they've completed a sentence is that terms can be imposed and they can be monitored and sent back if there's a problem.
I'm confused by your example because you said you attended a case yesterday want to know how much he'll have to serve but then say he was let out in 2004.
Anyway if he served the whole sentence you'd kick him out of gaol 4 years later and not have any comeback. Would he be any less likely to re-offend if he served the whole sentence? Doubtful - would it cost us more in taxes? almost certainly.
How much exactly would you like to see him serve? Let's say 18 year old - first conviction - a dozen or so burgleries - Crack habbit - no history of violence - What would you hand down?