Bill C-41 was an attempt to achieve a balanced approach to criminal justice by giving judges direction when considering community alternatives for offenders in appropriate situations, while also permitting longer periods of incarceration for high-risk, violent offenders.

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Bill C-41, introduced in Canada, aimed to reform sentencing and parole guidelines to allow for more flexibility in sentencing, promoting rehabilitation and community-based sentences for less serious offenses, while ensuring that dangerous offenders could be kept in prison for longer periods.

Bill C-41 Was an Attempt to Achieve a Balanced Approach