Table 8 Establishment of a starting point for sentencing and a corresponding range for theft according to the UK sentencing guidelinesa.
From: The rationality of the punishment ladder: evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China
Theft amount | Starting point for sentencing | Sentencing range |
|---|---|---|
Not greater than ÂŁ500 | High-intensity community sentences | Medium-intensity community sentences: 36 weeks |
£500–10,000 | 1 year | 26 weeks–2 years |
£10,000–100,000 | 2 years | 1 year–3 years 6 months |
More than £100,000 | 3 years 6 months | 2 years 6 months–6 years |
