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Law essay on Sentencing Explain the ranges of sentences available to the judge or magistrate. Sentencing is a process by which offenders are brought to justice in order to uphold the law. Sentencing, in criminal law is punishment that a court orders, imposed on a person convicted of criminal activity primarily with the objective to modify their behaviour and to get them to live inside the parameters of their society. Sentences typically consist of three categories, custodial, community sentences and fines. Magistrates and Judges are those who decide on an appropriate sentence for the offender. A magistrate can impose a sentence of up to 6 months imprisonment for one offence, and 12 for two offences, and up to £5,0000 fines. A Judge in the Crown Court however, has no such limits; they can compel up to life imprisonment and there is no maximum figure for fines. However, there are still restrictions. Each...

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