You be the Judge

You be the Judge is an interactive website created by the Sentencing Council with support from the Judiciary of England and Wales. It puts you in the role of a judge or magistrate to make decisions based on real-life cases and decide what you think the sentence should be. You can then compare your sentence to the one given by the judge or magistrates.

Watching the six scenarios in You be the Judge will give you a unique opportunity to see for yourself how complex the sentencing process is and how sentencing guidelines help judges and magistrates take a consistent approach. You will see how judges and magistrates balance the seriousness of the offence, the impact on the victim, the circumstances of the offender and the need to protect the public in deciding on a proportionate and appropriate sentence.

Are you ready to step into the role of a judge or magistrate and sentence these cases?

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