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Results for juvenile offenders, sentencing (u.k.)

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Author: Solanki, Aikta-Reena

Title: Fine Art or Science? Sentencers Deciding Between Community Penalties and Custody for Young People

Summary: This report presents the findings of a study of sentencing decisions made by U.K. courts to identify why some young people are sentenced to custody and others to community sentences. The research examines cases involving young offenders aged 10 to 17, and explores the issues that may have an impact on sentencing at an individual level. It gives an account of the sentencing decisions made by a sample of 62 sentencers, including magistrates, district judges and Crown Court judges across 16 youth offending team areas in England and Wales. It documents their approaches to sentencing and decision-making process, as well as offering an insight into their attitudes towards custodial and non-custodial penalties. The research highlights a wide range of differenc factors that were reported by sentences to encourage or discourage the use of custody in borderline cases that were deemed to lie on the brink between a custodial and community sentence.

Details: London: Youth Justice Board, 2009. 85p.

Source: Internet Resource

Year: 2009

Country: United Kingdom

URL:

Shelf Number: 118822

Keywords:
Community Based Corrections
Juvenile Detention
Juvenile Offenders
Juvenile Offenders, Sentencing (U.K.)
Sentencing (U.K.)