Intensive correction orders under s 7(1) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) are not excluded as a matter of law for offenders who have no identified need for rehabilitation in the narrow sense of a risk of reoffending, including white-collar offenders. The concept of 'rehabilitation' in sentencing extends beyond preventing reoffending to encompass the renunciation of wrongdoing and re-establishment as a law-abiding citizen. However, for serious financial crimes involving deliberate falsification of market information, sentences of full-time custody may be necessary to adequately reflect general deterrence, and an ICO may be manifestly inadequate even where legally available.
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