Proposing frameworks to help courts decide sentences for offenders
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The Penal Code does not specify situations where a jail term would be more suitable than a fine or caning, among other things.
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SINGAPORE - Earlier this year, Deputy Public Prosecutors from the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) were faced with a sentencing dilemma in the first case of a new offence in Singapore.
An adult had permitted individuals under 21 to consume a drug in her possession.