Here are 11 people jailed or handed suspended sentences during the month for offences in and around Sunderland.
They were all dealt with at Newcastle Crown Court unless otherwise stated.
5. Mohammed Haque
Haque 22, of Otto Terrace, Ashbrooke, was jailed for six weeks at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court after District Judge Zoe Passfield found an allegation of breaching an order to carry out unpaid work proved
6. Alan Devine
Devine, 42, admitted stalking involving serious alarm or distress. He was issued with a restraining order and given a six-month GPS tracking exclusion zone to protect his victim Photo: NP
7. Thomas Mason
Mason, 41, of Devonshire Tower, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was jailed for 27 months by Judge Edward Bindloss
8. Kyle Hurworth
Hurworth, 26, formerly of Chester-le-Street but now of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm and was jailed for 18 months