Shannon W Unit 12: Crime and its effects on society sentence is a type of sentence which given community service as part of their is a payment which is required to be
P2 is usually reserved for offenders sentence. This means they will be out in paid due to breaking the law. The
which commit more severe crimes. the community, under the supervision amount of a financial penalty can be
Orders determined by the case. Parents of
Juveniles can still receive a custodial of an officer, doing unpaid work to give
sentence however their option back the community. This can be used people under the age of 18 who commit
Compensation order- A compensation order is where an offender an offence will have to pay a financial
has to pay compensation to their victim if they have suffered an would be either a period of on both youth and adult offenders as a
detention in a young offender’s punishment. penalty as a result of their actions; this
injury or their property has received any damage as a result of means it can only be imposed on adults
their offence. This only applies to adults as juveniles are unable to centre or a juvenile justice sentence
order. as parents will have to pay for their
pay compensation. child’s actions.
Child safety order- A child safety order applies when a child has Sentences
broken a local child curfew or committed an offence, they can be
placed under the supervision of a youth offending team. This can Restorative Justice- Restorative justice is where the
be imposed on juveniles specifically. offender is rehabilitated by communicating with the
victim in a controlled environment to talk about the
Parenting orders- A parenting order is a court order which is harm caused by the offence in order to help both the
designed to support parents and give them guidance. Its main aim Sentences and Orders that victim and offender move forward.
is to help prevent juveniles from committing crimes, committing criminal courts can impose
anti-social behaviour, and to help them attend schools. on adults and juveniles
Reparation order- Reparation orders can be imposed on both
adults and juveniles. (However, it mainly applies to juveniles.) It is Pre-court measures- If police suspect a juvenile (aged between 10
a non-custodial sentence of a court which will be supervised by a to 17) is responsible for a crime, the case can be referred to crown
member of the youth offending team. This order aims to prevent prosecution service and the matter may be taken to court Police
people between the ages of 10 and 17 from committing further can also give a reprimand or final warning out in front of the child’s
offences. parents/guardians.
Supervision order- A supervision order is a court order which References
places a juvenile under the supervision of a local authority or Community rehabilitation order- A community rehabilitation order
probation officer. This can be imposed on juveniles. is a sentence which is made by courts to ensure young people take www.nidirect.gov.uk
responsibility for their offending. It can last for a period from six
Anti-social behaviour order (ASBO)- This is a civil order which is months up until three years. It can be imposed for offences that https://www.familylives.org.uk
used to protect the public from anti-social behaviour or behaviour are serious, however not as serious as warrant custody. The
which causes harassment, alarm or distress. Criminal courts can punishment will be carried out in the community rather than in https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
impose ASBO’s on both adults and juveniles. prison. It is normally imposed upon adults aged 18 and above.
However, it can be imposed on young people aged 16 to 18 as well. https://www.cps.gov.uk
Restriction of liberty order- the restriction of liberty order requires
a person to remain within their home at specific time which is https://www.tameside.gov.uk
specified by the court. This order can be imposed on both adults
and juveniles. https://www.inbreif.co.uk