Scottish Sentencing Conversations https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com A podcast by the Scottish Sentencing Council offering a range of views and insights into sentencing in Scotland. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:39 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Education 1440 episodic A podcast by the Scottish Sentencing Council offering a range of views and insights into sentencing in Scotland. sentencingcouncil sentencingcouncil No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18494901/Podcast_logo_compressed6pgdd.png Scottish Sentencing Conversations https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com 144 144 Episode 3 - The sentencing process Episode 3 - The sentencing process https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-sentencing-process/ https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-sentencing-process/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:39 +0100 sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e0c6e2d6-71ce-3aef-a5f4-782032fe939b This episode explains the steps Scottish judges follow when deciding a sentence. Hear from people with knowledge of the justice system including a sheriff, a prosecutor, a defence solicitor, a social work professor, and a victims’ expert from Victim Support Scotland.

This podcast is accompanied by an interactive web page that invites people to select the sentence they would give the fictitious offender, before revealing what sentences a practising sheriff would have given in the case.

 

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This podcast is accompanied by an interactive web page that invites people to select the sentence they would give the fictitious offender, before revealing what sentences a practising sheriff would have given in the case.

 

]]> sentencingcouncil false No 890 3 full Episode 2: Prison sentencing Episode 2: Prison sentencing https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/prison-sentencing/ https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/prison-sentencing/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:37:21 +0000 sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/345f0923-6a60-332e-a1a9-1b338a8b94d5 This episode on prison sentencing captures the views of people with knowledge and understanding of the prison system. This includes an offender, a victims’ expert, a senior Scottish Prison Service manager and an academic in criminology.

The conversation offers further information on prison sentencing overall and what a prison sentence involves day to day.

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The conversation offers further information on prison sentencing overall and what a prison sentence involves day to day.

]]> sentencingcouncil false No 1539 2 full Episode 1: Community sentencing Episode 1: Community sentencing https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/community-sentencing/ https://sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/e/community-sentencing/#comments Wed, 08 May 2024 17:59:34 +0100 sentencingcouncil.podbean.com/ffde7aa6-b626-3280-94ea-4220fdd1247a Conversation on community sentencing, with perspectives from an offender and a victims’ expert, as well as leading academic Fergus McNeill, professor of criminology and social work.

Sheriff Krista Johnston also explains how sentencing decisions are reached in court and  journalist Alan Richardson talks about his experience as a court reporter.

]]> Conversation on community sentencing, with perspectives from an offender and a victims’ expert, as well as leading academic Fergus McNeill, professor of criminology and social work.

Sheriff Krista Johnston also explains how sentencing decisions are reached in court and  journalist Alan Richardson talks about his experience as a court reporter.

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