An overview of how sentencing works in England and Wales, the types of sentence offenders can get and how judges and magistrates go about working out what sentence to give someone convicted of a criminal offence.
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You Be the Judge
Try sentencing for yourself by going to You Be The Judge online.
You Be The Judge puts you in the judge’s seat. You will get to choose from eight real life court cases, you will hear the facts of the case, and the aggravating and mitigating factors, then you will decide the sentence. Finally you get to see how your sentence compares to the one handed out by the judge in the real case.
Consultation – The Sentencing Process
Do you know how courts make sentencing decisions?
The Scottish Sentencing Council would like to hear your views on a proposed new sentencing guideline for the public, which sets out steps taken by courts when making sentencing decisions.
Beyond Barriers 