What are the sentences for Young Offenders?
There is a wide range of sentences for young offenders: Electronically Monitored Curfew Order These are available for offenders aged 10 or over. They are intended to help break patterns of offending by keeping young offenders off the streets and out of trouble at times they are most likely to offend. Detention and Training Order (DTO) This means that the offender will usually serve the first half of the period of the order in custody and for the second half they will be under the supervision of someone from social services or the National Probation Service. If they are convicted of a new offence committed while under supervision, a court may order them to be detained in secure accommodation for the remainder of the order as well as sentencing them for the new offence. This is the main custodial sentence for 12 – 17 year olds. Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Order This targets the most prolific young offenders in England and Wales. It is the most rigorous non-custodial interventi
There is a wide range of sentences for young offenders: An Electronically Monitored Curfew Order – These are available for offenders aged 10 or over. They are intended to help break patterns of offending by keeping young offenders off the streets and out of trouble at times they are most likely to offend. A Detention and Training Order (DTO) – This means that the offender will usually serve the first half of the period of the order in custody and for the second half they will be under the supervision of someone from social services or the National Probation Service. If they are convicted of a new offence committed while under supervision, a court may order them to be detained in secure accommodation for the remainder of the order as well as sentencing them for the new offence. This is the main custodial sentence for 12 – 17 year olds. An Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Order – This targets the most prolific young offenders in England and Wales. It is the most rigorous non-custod
There is a wide range of sentences for young offenders, all of which have serious penalties if you fail to comply. • Electronically Monitored Curfew Order involves the use of an electronic ‘tag’ around your wrist or ankle, and requires you to be in a certain place – usually your home – for certain times of the day; • Detention and Training Order (DTO) means that you will usually serve the first half of the period of the order in custody, and for the second half you will be supervised by someone from social services or the National Probation Service; • Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Order (ISSO) means that you will be supervised by a member of the local social services, National Probation Service or youth offending team. It involves surveillance up to 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you must also undertake at least 25 hours a week face-to-face supervision over the first three months; • Reparation Order requires you to ‘pay back’ in some way, either to the victim if the vi
