For armed robbery committed by a youthful offender to fund drug addiction, a partially suspended sentence of 18 months' imprisonment is within range even where the offence is at the lower end of the scale, the offender has good rehabilitation prospects, and the offender played a lesser physical role. The need for general and specific deterrence for prevalent offences committed by young offenders may outweigh the primacy ordinarily given to rehabilitation of youthful offenders.
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