“I would hope that this was an outlier in character for this man,” Crawford said of Givens.ĭonovan said she considered Givens’ age when he committed the crime. He said that Givens didn’t use any weapons and that the woman had no lasting physical injuries from the incident. The level-four felony charge was a presumptive prison sentence.ĭuring the sentencing, Crawford argued for his motion for departure, saying that Givens had no criminal history and that neither he nor the woman he beat up knows why it happened but that the two were drinking together and that she might have said something that set Givens off. Givens’ defense attorney, Phil Crawford, had filed a motion for departure from sentencing guidelines. Givens was sentenced by Judge Stacey Donovan to 43 months in prison, but Donovan suspended the sentence to 36 months of probation. that day and was released a few days later on a $40,000 own-recognizance bond. 7, 2021, when Givens was accused of causing great bodily harm to a woman. The charge relates to an incident on Dec. The man, Brandsyn Tsonetokoy Givens, 21, was convicted of felony aggravated battery after entering a no-contest plea on July 7. Some juveniles need a tough approach, while others benefit more from guidance, even though they may be older.Photo by: Douglas County Sheriff's OfficeĪ Lawrence man convicted of beating a woman received a prison sentence Friday in Douglas County District Court that was suspended to probation. This allows the court to take the offender’s development into account.
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A GBM consists of one or more training or treatment sessions, such as aggression training or a course on how to stay off drugs and alcohol. What happens if a custodial sentence is too severe, but a suspended sentence would be too light? In that case a behavioural programme order ( gedragsbeïnvloedende maatregel, GBM) can be imposed on the juvenile. This allows them to continue their studies or work Behavioural programme order The juveniles go to school during the day and are held in a young offenders’ institution outside school hours and overnight. Overnight detention is a form of provisional detention. They are then monitored by the youth probation service. During the final year, the juvenile is allowed out under certain conditions (conditional lifting of the order). In such cases the court can impose a ‘PIJ order’ for placement in a youth protection and custody institution.Ī PIJ order is valid for at least three years and may be extended to a maximum of seven years.
Some juveniles require intensive treatment and counselling to avoid repeat offending, for instance because they suffer from a behavioural disorder. While in youth detention they attend school and are given extra lessons in, for instance, social skills and anger management. For juveniles aged 12 to 15 the maximum is one year. The maximum sentence for juveniles aged 16 or 17 is two years. Juveniles who have been sentenced to youth detention are sent to a young offenders’ institution.
The Child Protection Board supervises juveniles who have received alternative sanctions. Alternative sanctions for juvenilesĪn alternative sanction for juveniles consists of a community service order (unpaid work), a training order (a training project) or a combination of the two. If a juvenile refuses to take part in the HALT programme or does not complete it successfully, their case is referred to the public prosecutor. If they fulfil their obligations and complete their HALT programme successfully, they will not have a criminal record. They can, for instance, apologise to the victims and pay for any damage done. This provides them with the opportunity to put right what they have done wrong. Juveniles who commit minor offences may be referred to the HALT juvenile crime prevention programme. If a child under 12 really gets out of hand, the court will intervene by, for example, appointing a family supervisor to monitor the child. They may also send the child to the youth care office, which will either provide counselling or refer them to other services. If a child commits a minor offence, for instance theft or vandalism, the police will talk to the parents. No prosecution of children under 12Ĭhildren under the age of 12 cannot be prosecuted. The court may also apply juvenile criminal law to adults aged 18 to 22 years. Juveniles aged 12 to 17 who commit an offence are penalised under juvenile criminal law.
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