Nearly 60 looters and thugs who took part in riots in Manchester and Salford have been sentenced with scores more cases still being processed by the criminal justice system.
The Manchester Evening News is the only news organisation covering every single hearing at the city's Magistrates and Crown courts over the coming weeks and months.
Reports on the cases are appearing in the newspaper and the MEN website.
At the end of last Friday , August 26, a total of 58 people had been sentenced by the courts - and all bar ten of were given custodial sentences (either in prison or young offenders' institution).
This interactive map shows some of those who have been sentenced plotted on a map at the locations where they committed offences during the riots:
Judges and magistrates have handed out custodial sentences totalling 3,200 weeks, which is equivalent to just over 61 years in prison.
Of those who have received a custodial sentence, the average term is just over 15 months.
The average age of those being sentenced is just over 25 years and 85 per cent have been male.
The analysis of the limited figures available so far does appear to confirm that the courts are handing out tougher sentences to those involved in the rioting.
The majority of those sentenced have been convicted of a single offence of burglary, theft or handling stolen goods, and many have no previous convictions and in normal circumstances, these would expect to be punished with a term of less than six months' custody.
This page will be updated as more sentences are reported.
MEN coverage of the Manchester and Salford riots
Courts have heard that between 5pm on Tuesday 9th August and 4am the following morning, police in Salford, where rioting started before spreading to Manchester, were called to 356 different incidents.
In Manchester city centre, between 6pm-4am, they were called to 363 incidents.
A total of 900 police officers were on the streets that night, with support from 10 other forces from as far afield as Scotland. A total of 20 officers were injured.
Fire crews, who sent out nine staff to each job because of safety fears, had to bring in extra pumps from other areas.
A total of 351 incidents – including 155 fires – were reported to them.
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Instead of just 'F' or 'M' can you not give the name and district for each offender? I know some have their names protected by law but I think the rest should be 'named & shamed'.
It's nice to see that at last, the courts are handing down decent sentences rather than the usual slap on the wrist or 2 weeks community service.
I dont think that the suspended!! should be they should be either be treated as a criminal with a record for life so it ruins there job prospects (sounds harsh but thats life,tyhey knew what they were doing was wrong)and handed a huge fine which parents must pay untill the criminal pays in employment or it comes out of benefits.
Also all found guilty on benefits all benefits should stop period(find any job,even if it means cleaning toilets for below the minimal wage).
And this suspended it should not be suspeded for a length of time it should be for life so that if they break the law they go straight to the big house and its still there incase they chance to try other types of crime,i like this britian getting tough...it should have happened years ago,now all we need is the death penalty for muderers and other horrible crimes.
Totally agree with coming down hard on these people but where is the equality across all classes of society? The immorality of bankers in showing a total disregard for humanity by taking the risks they did in an attempt to feather their own nests ALSO NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED AT AN INDIVIDUAL LEVEL. Introduce retrospective negative bonuses for all bank employees who were in positions of responsibility that merited big bonuses when things went well. Fail to do this and the problem won't go away - If upper class hooligans (and that's exactly what the bankers who took the risks are) can get away with it, why shouldn't the unemployed or disillusioned youth also get away with it?
And what about the younger end? What about the people who got swept away with the euphoria of the moment? What about mitigating circumstances - do they only apply for known criminals? What future hope these young people had, had has been taken away from them to make an example to others? But then the real criminals walk free - they know who they are, where is the justice? Why destroy families and lives at the expense of making an example on account of some criminal that can't be identified? Thou shalt not steal? Thou shalt not bear false witness against your neighbour? Convict the real criminals, but don't make examples of those who repent!!!
The law is nervous of the flash mob craze and the effect it can have on normally law abiding people(reasonably) who will follow what they think every one else is doing.
Apart from the lower end criminals who are hooked on doing crime regardless of the chance of being caught. An amount of the general crowd will also follow suite without a thought of being monitored through lack of criminal experience. These are the wannabees who want to fit in with the streetwise bull and an excellent distraction for the more serious criminal to get on with what they do.
Though many are young there is not an age limit to this because though society blames most bad things on the young because they do not want to admit a certain amount of adults are uncivilized and will get into trouble or get suckered into trouble such as' LADS' of 30,40, and even 50 years old.
The instigators of this type of flash mobbing are the same who want to create disturbances at football matches,political,racial and other meets beyond having a right to an opinion or protest or friendly rivalry in order to satisfy their main function to fight or cause havoc within the safety of the crowd inevitably endangering bystanders safety.
Most genuine football supporters are aware of this around football related areas as it has happened over a long period of time and will avoid being drawn in.
This newish flash mob thing gives the impression to those in the crowd that they can scatter and have a reasonable chance of not being caught bearing in mind a few have not actually done anything wrong.
It is the inevitability that suckers who think they are criminal and some innocent people will be caught up which will question the current policy of appearing to be taking part in a crime because you are around the criminals.
The criminal does not give a damn by nature if others get done as long as they get away.Even if they pretend otherwise.
The law (The police,the courts) can see this coming and should be educating the part of the general public that is not too well up on these things in what to do in these crowd situations like fire drills, which may reduce the necessity to fine or imprison some people who unfortunately do not have the savvy to make the right choice.
Many at the time of the riots attempted to incite a flash mob from the comfort of their homes via the internet and should be treated in the same way as armchair terrorists with the harshest penalties.
totaly inapropriate sentencing that serves no purpose most people should have been given community service sentences the fact that they werent merely proves to back up that fact that camorons big society is something which even he doesnt agree with
Well done to UK for growing a pair. Cut off one hand like they do in other countries, this at least will make them stop and think about doing wrong twice. An eye for an eye. Tough and maybe barbaric but that's sometimes what is needed for the mindless morons that do these kind if crimes. Law abiding citizens pay the ultimate price. No respect for the law or boundaries of other citizens. Also well done Manchester Evening News for keeping the world informed. Cheers.