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Legal Terms - dangerous offender
One who, in the court's opinion, poses a serious risk of serious harm to members of the public by committing additional specified offenses, either as a principal or an accessory, is guilty of certain violent or sexual offenses listed in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (sch 15). Dangerous criminals are subject to an extended sentence of imprisonment, which is a fixed sentence that the defendant must spend at least half of, under a sentencing mechanism established by the 2003 Act. If the Parole Board recommends the defendant's release, he could be freed during the second part of his term. In addition to the Act's provisions for lengthier sentences, dangerous criminals must also undergo extended periods of monitoring, up to
for nonviolent offenders up to five years, and for serious offenders up to eight years. The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, which provided for "longer than commensurate" sentencing for violent or sexual offenses when it was judged necessary to protect the public from serious harm, and automatic life sentences for offenders convicted of a second serious offense, has been replaced by the dangerous-offender sentencing scheme under the 2003 Act.
One who, in the court's opinion, poses a serious risk of serious harm to members of the public by committing additional specified offenses, either as a principal or an accessory, is guilty of certain violent or sexual offenses listed in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (sch 15). Dangerous criminals are subject to an extended sentence of imprisonment, which is a fixed sentence that the defendant must spend at least half of, under a sentencing mechanism established by the 2003 Act. If the Parole Board recommends the defendant's release, he could be freed during the second part of his term. In addition to the Act's provisions for lengthier sentences, dangerous criminals must also undergo extended periods of monitoring, up to
for nonviolent offenders up to five years, and for serious offenders up to eight years. The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, which provided for "longer than commensurate" sentencing for violent or sexual offenses when it was judged necessary to protect the public from serious harm, and automatic life sentences for offenders convicted of a second serious offense, has been replaced by the dangerous-offender sentencing scheme under the 2003 Act.
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