You will be subject to electronic monitoring for a period of ………… This means your movements will be electronically monitored by GPS tagging. You will be ...

Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in the criminal justice system. It ...

Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in the criminal justice system. It ...

A community sentence combines some form of punishment with activities carried out in the community. It could mean, for example, that an offender must: carry out up to 300 hours of unpaid work, for ...

Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in the criminal justice system. It ...

Taken from Sentencing Guidelines Council Guideline Overarching Principles: Seriousness. The lists below bring together the most important aggravating and mitigating features with potential application ...

This short video gives an overview of the different types of sentence (if you can’t watch the video you could read the transcript). The judge or magistrates will decide which type of sentence is right ...

A sentence is the punishment a judge or magistrate decides should be given to someone who has been convicted of a crime. It comes at the end of a prosecution. When a crime is committed and the police ...

The legal restrictions in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 aim to control the use and distribution of dangerous and harmful drugs. Use and distribution of ‘psychoactive substances’ is covered by the ...

Harassment and stalking are classed as offences under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and (where the offending is racially or religiously aggravated) the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Both ...

Guideline users should be aware that the Equal Treatment Bench Book covers important aspects of fair treatment and disparity of outcomes for different groups in the criminal justice system. It ...

Welcome to You be the Judge, the innovative sentencing website that gives you the opportunity to sit in the judge’s or magistrate’s chair to see how sentencing works. There are six scenarios for you ...