Incest (n = 420) 91.0% NA NA NA NA Rape (n = 244) 92.2% NA NA NA NA Imprisonment was the most common sentence for each of the offences. A sentence of imprisonment was imposed on over 90 per cent of charges of rape (92.2%), sexual penetration with a child aged under 10 (91.8%) and incest (91.0%). Also, while 79.3 per cent of charges of sexual penetration with a child aged 10 to under 16 who is under the care, supervision or authority of the offender received imprisonment, an additional 15.5 per cent received a partially suspended sentence. Sentencing for sexual penetration with a child aged 10 to under 16 differed markedly from the other sexual offences. Notably, a much lower proportion of charges received imprisonment (51.8%) and it had the highest proportions of wholly suspended sentences (18.1%), community-based orders (15.6%) and adjourned undertakings (5.9%). Figure 4 shows the distribution of total effective sentences for cases in which at least one of the specified sexual offence categories was sentenced. Figure 4: Percentage of cases by offence category and total effective sentence type, 2006–07 to 2007–08 Offence category Imprisonment Partially Wholly Adjourned (percentage suspended suspended based order undertaking of charges) sentence sentence (percentage (percentage (percentage (percentage of charges) of charges) of charges) of charges) Sex pen child 10 < 16 43.0% 6.7% 20.1% 19.0% 7.8% (n = 179) Sex pen child 10 < 16 65.2% 21.7% 13.0% – – CSA (n = 23) Sex pen child < 10 88.6% NA NA NA NA (n = 44) Incest (n = 111) 91.9% NA NA NA NA Rape (n = 114) 86.8% NA NA NA NA
Incest (n = 420) 91.0% NA NA NA NA Rape (n = 244) 92.2% NA NA NA NA Imprisonment was the most common sentence for each of the offences. A sentence of imprisonment was imposed on over 90 per cent of charges of rape (92.2%), sexual penetration with a child aged under 10 (91.8%) and incest (91.0%). Also, while 79.3 per cent of charges of sexual penetration with a child aged 10 to under 16 who is under the care, supervision or authority of the offender received imprisonment, an additional 15.5 per cent received a partially suspended sentence. Sentencing for sexual penetration with a child aged 10 to under 16 differed markedly from the other sexual offences. Notably, a much lower proportion of charges received imprisonment (51.8%) and it had the highest proportions of wholly suspended sentences (18.1%), community-based orders (15.6%) and adjourned undertakings (5.9%). Figure 4 shows the distribution of total effective sentences for cases in which at least one of the specified sexual offence categories was sentenced. Figure 4: Percentage of cases by offence category and total effective sentence type, 2006–07 to 2007–08 Offence category Imprisonment (percentage of charges) Partially suspended sentence (percentage of charges) Wholly suspended sentence (percentage of charges) order (percentage of charges) Adjourned undertaking (percentage of charges) Sex pen child 10 < 16 (n = 179) 43.0% 6.7% 20.1% 19.0% 7.8% Sex pen child 10 < 16 CSA (n = 23) 65.2% 21.7% 13.0% – – Sex pen child < 10 (n = 44) 88.6% NA NA NA NA Incest (n = 111) 91.9% NA NA NA NA Rape (n = 114) 86.8% NA NA NA NA based
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