Non-custodial sentences
Coverage of Non-custodial sentences in the Nexus archive.
- Court of appeal to review rape sentences of three teenage boys
The Court of Appeal will review non-custodial sentences given to three teenage boys for the rape of two girls. Keir Starmer announced the review after the boys, aged 14 and 15, received youth rehabilitation orders instead of custodial sentences.
- Decision not to jail three UK boys for rape is ‘unusual’ and could be reviewed, says ex-attorney general
Ex-UK attorney general Dominic Grieve suggests the non-custodial sentences given to three teenage boys convicted of rape could be reviewed by current attorney general Richard Hermer. He emphasized balancing rehabilitation and deterrence in sentencing.
- Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily
Three teenage boys aged 13-14 convicted of knife-point rape and sexual assault against two teenage girls aged 14-15 in Hampshire have received non-custodial sentences. The judge justified the decision by stating he should avoid criminalizing children unnecessarily. The boys physically overpowered their victims in separate incidents two months apart.