15A-1340.12. Purposes of sentencing.
The primary purposes of sentencing a person convicted of a crime are to impose a punishment commensurate with the injury the offense has caused, taking into account factors that may diminish or increase the offender's culpability; to protect the public by restraining offenders; to assist the offender toward rehabilitation and restoration to the community as a lawful citizen; and to provide a general deterrent to criminal behavior. (1993, c. 538, s. 1; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(b).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act
Article 81B - Structured Sentencing of Persons Convicted of Crimes.
§ 15A-1340.10 - Applicability of structured sentencing.
§ 15A-1340.12 - Purposes of sentencing.
§ 15A-1340.14 - Prior record level for felony sentencing.
§ 15A-1340.15 - Multiple convictions.
§ 15A-1340.16 - Aggravated and mitigated sentences.
§ 15A-1340.16D - Manufacturing methamphetamine; enhanced sentence.
§ 15A-1340.17 - Punishment limits for each class of offense and prior record level.
§ 15A-1340.18 - (Effective until January 1, 2023) Advanced supervised release.
§ 15A-1340.19A - Applicability.
§ 15A-1340.19B - Penalty determination.
§ 15A-1340.19C - Sentencing; assignment for resentencing.
§ 15A-1340.19D - Incidents of parole.
§ 15A-1340.21 - Prior conviction level for misdemeanor sentencing.
§ 15A-1340.22 - Multiple convictions.
§ 15A-1340.23 - Punishment limits for each class of offense and prior conviction level.