484. General sentencing principles before service courts.
484. General sentencing principles before service courts.
Armed Forces (Volume 3 (2019)) | Commentary(4) Punishments
(i) General Principles
484. General sentencing principles before service courts.
A court1 or officer2 dealing with an offender for a service offence3 must have regard to the following purposes of sentencing4:
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(1) the punishment of offenders;
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(2) the maintenance of discipline;
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(3) the reduction of service offences and other crime (including reduction by deterrence);
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(4) the reform and rehabilitation of offenders;
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(5) the protection of the public;
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(6) the making of reparation by offenders to persons affected by their offences5.
Additionally if an offender is aged under 18 the court or
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