Home Affairs - Second Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 28 February 2006.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Report

1 Introduction

2 Background

Robbery defined

Some recent statistics

Police recorded crime

British Crime Survey

Prosecutions and convictions

3 The draft guideline

Seriousness

Sentencing ranges for young offenders

Sentencing ranges for adults

Aggravating and mitigating factors for adults and young offenders

Dangerousness

4 Specific issues

Differentiation between adult and young offenders

Referral orders

Youth courts: jurisdictional issues

Drug Treatment and Testing Orders/drug rehabilitation requirements

Restorative measures

Use of knives

Custody

Deterrent effects of sentencing

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex

Formal minutes

Reports from the Home Affairs Committee since 2001

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Prepared 7 March 2006