A "significant milestone" in the sentencing of young offenders, or letting "bad wee devils" go "scot-free"? A critical analysis of the Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline on Sentencing Young People

Graeme Brown

A "significant milestone" in the sentencing of young offenders, or letting "bad wee devils" go "scot-free"? A critical analysis of the Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline on Sentencing Young People

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Analyses the Scottish Sentencing Council's guidelines on "Sentencing Young People", which was approved by the High Court in whole and without any modification under the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 s.5(3)(a). Notes the definition of a "young person".
Legislation cited
Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13)s.5
Organisations cited
Scottish Sentencing Council

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-7
Journal	Greens Criminal Law Bulletin
Volume	2022
Issue number	176
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Best interests
Scotland
Sentencing guidelines
Young offenders

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Brown, G. (2022). A "significant milestone" in the sentencing of young offenders, or letting "bad wee devils" go "scot-free"? A critical analysis of the Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline on Sentencing Young People. Greens Criminal Law Bulletin, 2022(176), 1-7. https://uk.westlaw.com/WestlawUK/Journals/Publications/Criminal-Law-Bulletin?comp=wluk&__lrTS=20221010105116419&firstPage=true&transitionType=ReturnToList&contextData=%28sc.Search%29

Brown, G 2022, 'A "significant milestone" in the sentencing of young offenders, or letting "bad wee devils" go "scot-free"? A critical analysis of the Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline on Sentencing Young People', Greens Criminal Law Bulletin, vol. 2022, no. 176, pp. 1-7. <https://uk.westlaw.com/WestlawUK/Journals/Publications/Criminal-Law-Bulletin?comp=wluk&__lrTS=20221010105116419&firstPage=true&transitionType=ReturnToList&contextData=%28sc.Search%29>

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A "significant milestone" in the sentencing of young offenders, or letting "bad wee devils" go "scot-free"? A critical analysis of the Scottish Sentencing Council's guideline on Sentencing Young People

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