... reduction by deterrence), (c) the reform and rehabilitation of offenders, (d) the protection of the public, and (e) the making of reparation by offenders to persons affected by their offences. The section goes on to exclude from its operation those under the age of 18 at the time of conviction, those convicted of murder, those subject to mandatory minimum sentences, those who come within the provisions for dangerous offenders, and those in respect of whom a hospital order, hospital direction, or limitation direction are made. Where the offender shows no likelihood of reform, and a deterrent sentence is not appropriate, the correct approach may be to impose on the offender a sentence appropriate to his degree of guilt. In other words, a sentence which is proportionate to the seriousness of the offending behaviour by reference to the retributive principle - the offender gets the sentence he or she deserves. Punishment is also a publicly orchestrated response to a ...

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