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The article discusses a court case wherein the claimant was sentenced to an 18-month detention and training order (DTO) following guilty pleas to two offenses of encouraging terrorism, contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006 in Great Britain.

Youth--maturity--gang offending--firearms--drugs--extended sentences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the court cases, in which the British Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) ruled that the calculation of victim surcharge should be based on the component of a sentence that attracts the highest surcharge.

The article highlights developments in the principles of sentencing in Wales and England including topics on the consistency of judgments made by the Court of Appeal, the Sentencing Code of the Law Commission, and the sentencing guidelines in Scotland.

Drugs--conspiracy--approach to sentencing--youth and immaturity [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We explore the presence of gender sentencing disparities using large samples of assault, burglary and drugs offences from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey. We find significantly harsher sentences imposed on male offenders even after controlling for most case characteristics, including mitigating factors such as "caring responsibilities". Specifically the odds ratios of receiving a custodial sentence for offences of assault, burglary and drugs committed by a man as opposed to a woman are 2.84, 1.89 and 2.72. To put it in context, with the exception of "intent to commit serious harm", the gender effect was stronger than any other "harm and culpability 'factor applicable to assault offences. These disparities do not seem to stem primarily from differential interpretations of offender dangerousness. It is possible that they might be due to lower rates of reoffending amongst female offenders, or more probably to the higher punitive effect of custodial sentences on women. What seems clear is that sentencing is not gender neutral. If gender-specific sentencing guidelines are to be developed in the future it would be important that the noted disparities are taken in consideration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Article 7--age of offender--statutory construction--lex gravior--imprisonment for public protection--detention for public protection--life sentence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses two applications for leave to appeal against sentence to allow the British Court of Appeal to consider the length, nature and structure of sentencing remarks in addition to the individual merits of the applications.

The article discusses the court case R. v. Beckford wherein the appellant appealed against the sentence imposed upon him in relation to various drug offenses in Great Britain.

The article discusses the court case R. v. Rawlinson (Shaun), wherein the defendant applied for leave to appeal against his prison sentence for committing a drug offense, after he was previously convicted for an offense of exposure in Great Britain.

Detention and training order--breach--further detention order--statutory interpretation--Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 ss. 100-I06A. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Offender of particular concern--sentence of greater severity--retrial--appeal--release provisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a court case wherein the defendant who was sentenced to five years detention following a guilty plea to an offence of manslaughter appealed against the sentence under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in Great Britain.

The article offers a review of the operation of the scheme that gives the Attorney General power to refer to the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) (CACD) sentences considered to be unduly lenient, examining its legislative history, subsequent development and current operation.

The article presents a court case Attorney General's Reference (R. v O); R. v O, in which a Court of Appeal judge refused the request of the Attorney General to refer the rape offender's sentence of two year's detention in a juvenile institution in Great Britain.

The article reports that the British Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal on whether the statutory provisions on release of extended determinate sentence (EDS) prisoners are discriminatory and incompatible with European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), holding that the EDS does not breach ECHR.

The article discusses the court case R. v LDG, in which the applicant renewed his application for leave to appeal against a sentence of imprisonment imposed for offences of indecent assault contrary to the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) 1956 s. 14 in Great Britain.

The article discusses two court cases in Great Britain related to community orders, unpaid work, order in force and application to extend unpaid work order.

The article discusses the court case R. v Jones (Christopher Wyn) in Great Britain, in which the appellant appealed a sentence, following guilty pleas to an offence of possession of indecent images of children and two offences of breaching a sexual offences prevention order.

Mental Health Act 1983 s.37-mental illness-fresh evidence-hospital orderrestriction order-indeterminate sentence-public protection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a case wherein the Court of Appeal applicant applied for leave to appeal against the sentence imposed upon him, namely an extended determinate sentence, after he had committed a robbery and an attempted robbery in 2014 in Great Britain.

The article discusses a case wherein the three Court of Appeal applicants each received a sentence of detention under the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in Great Britain following their appeal to reduce the sentences imposed upon them for robbery and handling stolen goods.

The article discusses a court case about two appellants for their sentence due to non-domestic burglary.

The article discusses a court case about an appellant for his sentence due an assault against his girlfriend.

The article comments on a court case wherein the applicant appealed to the British Court of Appeal Criminal Division to renew his application for leave to appeal against a sentence of 10 year-imprisonment for conspiracy to supply amphetamines and conspiracy to supply a psychoactive substance.

Factual basis for sentencing-- robbery--firearm--need for firearms count to sentence on basis of knowledge of firearm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Previous cautions--causing grievous bodily harm with intent-- provocation-- "excessive self-defence ". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the court case R. v McCarthy (Brendan Patrick), in which the British Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) dismissed the appeal of the appellant over his 40-month imprisonment sentence for three counts of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent.

The article discusses a court case wherein the applicants who had pleaded guilty to violent disorder, renewed their applications for leave to appeal against their sentences.

Murder--attempted murder--sentencing guidelines--public protection-- determinate sentence--indeterminate sentence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Guidelines--interpretation--sexual offences--particularly vulnerable due to extreme youth and/or personal circumstances--sustained incident. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Young ojfenders-mitigation-suspended custodial sentences [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes a court case which deals with the sentencing of a defendant due to encouraging or assisting offences relating to drugs.

The article discusses the court cases R. v DM and R. v SC wherein DM and SC appealed against minimum prison terms of 14 years and six months, and 14 years, respectively, imposed upon them following murder convictions.

The article discusses the court case R. v Allington, wherein A appealed against an extended determinate sentence of seven years after a guilty plea entered at the magistrates' court to the offence of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence.