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SENTENCES SENTENCES The minimum length of a Juvenile Justice Centre Order is six months. The first half of a JJC Order is always spent in Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre and the second half on a supervision and support programme to help them keep out of trouble and avoid more offending once they are out. There is no minimum length for a YOC Order, but if someone is given a YOC Order of 12 months or more by a judge, they will have to spend at least half of it on a support and supervision programme when they get out – this is called being ‘on licence’. For most crimes, the maximum length that a Juvenile Justice Centre Order can be is two years - one year in the JJC and one year on a support and supervision programme. The maximum length for a YOC Order is normally four years – but for very serious offences like murder or rape, a judge is allowed to give longer sentences to young people under 18. ] 2 yrs JJC [ [ 6 mths 4 yrs ] yoc n/a 6
SENTENCES Q3 Should there be a minimum and maximum length of sentence that a judge can give a child or young person? Why / why not and if you think there should, what should these be? Should it be the same for all children and young people 10 to 17? For the second half of Juvenile Justice Centre Orders, when a young person is ‘on supervision’ after they come out of Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre, they have to work with either a probation officer or someone from the Youth Justice Agency. They will do things with them to help them stay out of trouble and go back to being in their communities, schools and families again. This could mean things like: 1. Education or training programmes; 2. Work to help them understand how victims of crime are affected; 3. Other activities that they might need If they do not do the things they are meant to do, they can be fined or they can be brought back into the Juvenile Justice Centre for up to 30 days and they will still be on supervision when they come out. If a young person is ‘on licence’ when they get out of Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre, they will also have to do certain things: 1. They will have to go to regular appointments with a probation officer or someone from the Youth Justice Agency; 2. They might have to do certain programmes like drug and alcohol counselling; 3. They might be banned from going to certain places, like the place where their offence was committed. If they do not stick to these then they can be brought back to Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre. 7
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