Non-custodial sentences Flashcards
Can an absolute discharge be combined with anything?
Yes- with disqualification/ confiscation order i.e. disqualification from driving/ disqualify a person acting as a company director
What can’t an absolute discharge be combined with?
Custodial sentence/ community order or fine except where permitted by statute
What can a conditional discharge be combined with?
Can be combined with disqualification & can make a football banning order with it
What can a conditional discharge not be combined with for a single offence?
Cannot be combined with a punitive measure for same offence except where permitted by statute (custodial sentence/ community order/ a fine)
How long can a conditional discharge be?
Cannot exceed 3 years
What happens if a conditional discharge is breached?
May re-sentence for original offence
In what cases can a conditional discharge not be used for?
Youth cautions/ Youth conditional cautions/ breach of sexual harm order/ breach of crim behaviour order/ breach of sexual harm order/ breach of sexual harm order/ breach of domestic abuse protection order
What can a fine not be combined with?
A hospital order
What can a fine not be combined with for a single offence?
Cannot combine with absolute/ conditional discharge for a single offence
How long should a fine be to pay?
12 m but 2 years can be justified
Can a fine be combined with anything for the same offence?
Yes it can be imposed instead of or in addition to dealing with offender in any other way. i.e. Fine & 3m imprisonment. But consider that incarceration may well deprive offender with means to pay the fine.
What should the court do when ordering ordering a fine?
If offender 18 or over MUST fix a term of imprisonment or detention which offender has to do undergo if fine is not paid. BUT failure to fix a term DOES NOT invalidate the fine.
What can a community order not be combined with?
Cannot combine with a hospital order OR guardianship order in respect of same offence.,
May not make a CO in respect of an offence if it makes a suspended sentence order in respect of that offence or any other offence which offender is convicted @ that time
When imposing a community order should a PSR be obtained?
Yes must normally obtain one but the court need not obtain one if it considers it unnecessary to do so.
What community order is not available to someone under 25 when convicted of the offence?
Attendance centre order