Research at a Glance: Mandatory Minimum Penalties

In general, Canadians are not supportive of the current mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) regime and prefer a more individualized approach to sentencing.

We also found:

Most Canadians indicated that they have a low to moderate level of knowledge of MMPs (52% low and 28% moderate).

Over three quarters (77%) of Canadians believed that in general, applying the same minimum sentence to all offenders who are convicted of the same offence is now fair and appropriate. Only 16% of Canadians believed MMPs lead to fair sentences.

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Title (French)	Recherche en un coup d’oeil: Peines minimales obligatoires
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Contact Email	OG-GO@justice.gc.ca
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Open Canada Date Published	2018-03-02 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["law", "persons", "processes", "society_and_culture"]
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