Judges are required by law to take reparations into account when imprisoning an offender because those reparations are considered to be a practical recognition of remorse by the offender 通常情况下,法律规定,要求法官在量刑的时候要将补偿赔款因素考虑在内,因为这些补偿赔款可以被看作罪犯真正自责悔恨和痛改前非的一种实际表示。