"The fourth edition of Sentencing and Penal Policy in Canada: Cases, Materials and Commentary features comprehensive coverage of all aspects of sentencing, including judicial methodology, aggravating and mitigating factors, plea discussions, probation, and imprisonment. A chapter on the Charter and sentencing, added in the previous edition, has been further developed with this revision in response to new jurisprudence. Changes to the mandatory minimum sentence regime are explained, as is new jurisprudence relating to the constitutionality of dangerous offender and long-term offender designations. The expert author team takes a multidisciplinary approach to identifying and critically examining new developments and trends. This diversity not only gives the edition breadth and depth, but also makes the text applicable to readers interested in law and social sciences."--