Sentencing
Aims of Sentencing
The purposes of adult sentencing were set out in statute for the first time in s142 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, which provides that:
Any court dealing with an offender in respect of
his offence must have regard to the following purposes of
sentencing—
(a) the punishment of offenders,
(b) the reduction of crime (including its reduction by deterrence),
(c) the reform and rehabilitation of offenders,
(d) the protection of the public, and
(e) the making of reparation by offenders to persons affected by
their offences.
Part 12 of the 2003 Act contains general provisions about sentencing.
Sentencing Procedure/Practice:
Pages 9-10 of the following document explain the sentencing procedure:
Sentences/Powers Available
Details of sentences can be found in the following document:
Useful resources include the website of the: