Where an offender of previously unblemished character commits serious offences arising from a single episode, the objectives of sentencing may be achieved by a combination of a short term of imprisonment and a lengthy community correction order, rather than a substantial term of imprisonment. The position may be different if the offender has a significant prior criminal history.
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