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Find out more about sentencing by comparing sentencing scenarios with your own personal response.

To start choose one of the scenarios below:

Arson (criminal damage by fire)

Assault PC; drunk and disorderly

Breach of protective order and Criminal damage

Burglary

Dangerous driving

Domestic violence

Handling Stolen Goods

Hare coursing

Non-Molestation Order

Possession of a bladed instrument in a public place and Affray

Sale of knives to under-age person

Theft, from a shop

Have you ever wondered how judges and magistrates decide the sentences they pass? Try the new interactive guide to sentencing You be the Judge developed by the Ministry of Justice.


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Sentencing Examples