Why is the Criminal Justice System Failing Young Adults?
Young adultsOpen report

Why is our criminal justice system out of step with cultural and social norms of transitions to adulthood? This report finds that 18 to 24 year-olds represent a third of people sentenced to prison each year and calls for an approach that is proportionate to their maturity and responsive to their needs.
Publisher: T2A
This report looks at how to prevent the unjust criminalisation of victims of child criminal exploitation in the transition to adulthood.
This Centre for Criminal Justice report looks at trends for young adults in the criminal justice system for more serious offences
'The legal dragnet' examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as 'joint enterprise'.
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