Sentence examples for before the offender from inspiring English sources

Under section 28 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, these three Public Order Act offences are treated as religiously aggravated if, at the time of the offence or immediately before, the offender displays hostility towards the victim based on the victim's membership (or presumed membership) of a religious group.

This definition excluded people who had committed a homicide and an attempted homicide, multiple homicides committed in a single incident, and spree or serial killings that took place before the offender was apprehended by the police [ 1].

Most of the convictions occurred before the offenders began working in nursing homes.

The officer ducked behind his car door and fired half the bullets in his Glock 21 before finally hitting the offender once in the left buttock.

Then during the Giants' loss to Washington last Monday, defensive tackle Linval Joseph was kicked during a scrum, enraging him to the point that he nearly stamped on the offender before restraining himself.

The irate opponent cocked his arm, primed to strike the offender, before he turned and stared up at the navy-clad monster towering over him.

Anger as a mediating or moderating precursor for sexual violence is an important factor for clinicians when developing treatment plans because one must acknowledge both instrumental and expressive forms of anger when assessing the offender before developing an effective treatment plan.

Azim Khamisa and Felix were working on restorative justice — the idea that reconciliation with victims furthers rehabilitation of the offender — before it became a movement.

The entire tariff must be served before the secondary offender can apply for parole.

Students who feel harassed in any way can "bring up" the offender, to appear before the Judicial Committee, comprising school members of all ages.

The CPD had distributed fliers with photos of the offender for months before the officer came forward.