Sentence examples for first offenders from inspiring English sources

I was meeting kids who were either first offenders or at risk of offending, and had been referred by parents, schools or police.

For first offenders like Ryder, felony prosecutions are rare.

For older first offenders, it comes significantly earlier.

Most marijuana charges for first offenders are dismissed, Mr. Barry said.

Probation is most frequently granted to first offenders and delinquents charged with minor offenses.

Many men were first offenders, and he thought they were capable of learning and changing.

First offenders faced fines and second offenders "were to have their furnaces smashed".

In addition, the programs are now limited to nonviolent first offenders.

He is a first offender.

"The accused is a first offender," Maringa said.

Ten days' suspension, even for a first offender, is not enough.