Fine Art or Science Report: Sentencers Deciding Between Community Penalties and Custody for Young People – Youth Justice Board (2009)
Summary:
Access to a Youth Justice Board report from 2019 concerned with the analysis of the influences and reasoning that leads sentencers to choose between custody and community alternatives.
Description:
The Youth Justice Board published fine art or science report: sentencers deciding between community penalties and custody for young people (2009). The report presents the findings of a study of sentencing decisions made by courts to identify why some children are sentenced to custody and others to community sentences. A short summary of the report has also been published.