Discussion questions

• What questions do judges and magistrates think about before they are sentencing offenders?
• What are sentencing guidelines?
• Why might someone who has previous convictions get a higher sentence?

Roleplay

Think of a crime involving theft that has been committed and write down details about the crime, the victim, the offender and so on with support from your teacher. Roleplay a court scene together with a judge and jury. What might the sentence be?