Community sentences for young people are different from those given to adults.
There are 2 main community sentences a court can give you:
referral orders – when, with a panel of people from your local community and your youth justice workers, you are asked to agree a programme of work to address your behaviour
Youth Rehabilitation Order – when a court decides on different things that you have to do or must not do, which can last for up to 3 years
You can also be given a discharge, when the court decides that the experience of being arrested and going to court is enough of a punishment.
As part of your community sentence you may also have to speak to the victim and:
listen to their side of the story
apologise to them, either in writing or, if the victim wants, face-to-face
If you break the rules of your community sentence you could end up back in court. You could then be sent to custody.