offenders

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson says forces "are making strides in tackling the offenders", but the "ultimate goal" is prevention.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

However, it stressed custody "will always remain essential for the most dangerous offenders".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Roosevelt directed Garfield to engage in a three-step campaign: Build a record against targeted companies; leak their worst offenses to the press to generate outrage; then press Congress for action against the offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In cases involving nonviolent crimes, diversion is more likely than jail to keep people from becoming repeat offenders, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

There was some legal jargon, but I grasped this: She committed J.T. and Digger to the custody of juvenile services—to nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders out in western Maryland.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings