In this Access Brief webinar from Communicourt, Professor Kathryn Hollingsworth (University of Sheffield) shares information about best practice communication of sentences to children involved in Criminal proceedings, including practice points for solicitors, barristers and judges working with a child defendant. Further reading below video.
Useful links
- Crown Court Compendium Part II – see Appendix II: Communicating Sentences to Children (2023)
- Sentencing Council Guidelines for Children and Young People (2017)
- R v ZA [2023] EWCA Crim 596
- Sentencing Remarks for Children: Research Briefing (Hollingsworth, 2023)
- “This case is about you and your future”: Towards Judgments for Children (Stalford, Hollingsworth, 2020)
- Kinder Justice: Communicating Legitimacy to Children in the Sentencing Courts (Hollingsworth, 2024)
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