What happens to young offenders who are to be given a custodial sentence?
Custodial sentencing options for juvenile and young offenders are a juvenile justice centre order or a period of detention in a Young Offenders Centre: – Young Offenders Centre: Offenders aged between 16 and 20 can be detained in a Young Offenders Centre if they commit an offence which, if someone 21 or over had committed, would be punishable with imprisonment. The maximum term is four years. – Juvenile Justice Centre Order: Offenders under the age of 17 can be sentenced to a fixed period of between 6 months and 2 years, with half of the sentence served under close supervision in the community.
