the punishment that a judge or magistrate decides someone should be given after they have been convicted of a crime

What is sentencing?

Citizenship

Pupils learn how laws are made and enforced and about the purpose and types of punishment.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

References to gangs, knife crime, Child criminal exploitation, county lines.

Fill in the gap. Reform and {{}} focuses on helping offenders change their behaviour to prevent future criminal activity. 

If an offender shows remorse, it might be considered a {{}} factor when deciding their sentence.

the crime was committed at night using a weapon

the offender confessed immediately and returned the stolen items

Which of these would likely result in a more serious sentence?

 an illegal act that is punishable by law

the process of deciding an appropriate punishment

Match the terms below to their correct definitions.

Which of the following is **not** one of the main purposes of sentencing?

Judges and magistrates are completely free to decide sentences.

Parliament sets the laws that determine maximum sentences.

The Sentencing Council provides guidelines that judges & magistrates must follow

Which of the following sentences are correct?

Youth courts handle {{}} -17-year-olds and have different processes to adult court. 

What is this describing? A formal legal institution where disputes are heard and resolved, and where justice is administered according to the law.

someone who handles cases in lower courts involving minor offences.

a person who has broken a law and is facing legal consequences.

someone who makes decisions and oversees cases in higher courts.

What am I describing? Law that deals with disputes between individuals or groups. 

What am I describing? Rules, usually made by Parliament, that are used to order the way in which a society behaves