From a convicted murderer back in court for an attack in jail, to a thug who inflicted a campaign of violence on his girlfriend, these offenders have been brought to justice.
Also among the criminals to be sentenced this month was a paedophile who called himself "teacher" online and told a 12-year-old girl that he wanted sex while she wore a school uniform.
After a very busy month for judges at Leeds Crown Court, here are 40 of the criminals who appeared in the dock -
25. Unnamed mother
A 27-year-old mother from Wakefield, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her child, was jailed for 16 months after admitting a charge of child cruelty. She failed to seek medical help for her badly-burnt two-year-old, then tried to conceal his injuries from social services. The woman claimed the child had grabbed the handle of a pan, tipping water onto himself. | Getty/Adobe
26. Daniel Hooks
Daniel Hooks, 35, of no fixed address, was jailed for 22 months after admitting three counts of theft, possession of a bladed article, assault of an emergency worker and a racially-aggravated public order offence causing harassment, alarm or distress. The brazen thief who stole chocolate during three trips to Iceland in Hunslet Carr on November 18 last year racially abused the officer who eventually arrested him. | Google/West Yorkshire Police
27. Lance Mace
Lance Mace, 36, of Armley Ridge Road, Armley, was jailed for 40 months after admitting robbery and having a bladed article. The court heard how the desperate criminal tried to rob GJ Food & Wine convenience store in Armley at knifepoint last year after drug dealers threatened him and his girlfriend with violence. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
28. Ethan Cawley and Jack McPhillips
Ethan Cawley, 19, and Jack McPhillips, 19, who were both inmates at YOI Wetherby, were handed a further 12 months and 15 months' detention respectively after admitting charges of Section 20 GBH. On August 12, 2023, they distracted a sole supervising officer by kicking a football over a fence and then brutally beating another inmate. | National World
29. Michael Green
Michael Green, 40, of St James' Court, Havercroft, Wakefield, was jailed for 16 months after admitting a charge of sexual assault. On January 26 last year, he groped a terrified girl on a bus to Castleford and told her he wanted a threesome with her and her friend. | National World
30. Lee Edwards
Lee Edwards, 44, was jailed for six months after admitting a charge of coercive control over a five-year period. The paranoid drug user burned his wife with a lighter and would ban her from taking her phone to the toilet. He'd also make repeated accusations about her cheating on him and would constantly check on where she was. | National World