Discharge

• Examples of rules includes curfew, paying back debt, attending drug/alcohol support and being banned from an area
• Examples of rules includes moral crime, crimes where there is no clear victim or where the defendant has taken step to rehabilitate themselves.
• Conditional Charge 


  The court decides rules that the prisoner must face to avoid being sent to jail. These rules may need to be followed for up to three years. Following the rules will result in an absolute discharge.
• Conditional Charge

  Breaking the rules of a conditional discharge can result in being sentenced for the original offence plus the new offence. This will result in a criminal record
• Unconditional (Absolute) Discharge 


  The defendant is technically guilty but punishment would be inappropriate - these are very rare.

  
  

  The individual has been found guilty of an offence but they have a chance to reintegrate into society without a criminal record.