PCC Spotlight: Earlier intervention and prevention

10 December 2015

PCC Spotlight: Earlier intervention and prevention

How can agencies support young adults to avoid getting involved in the criminal justice system? This briefing looks at interventions in police forces that reduced crime, and endorses the importance of a distinct approach for young adults.

Publisher: Revolving Doors Agency

prison, young adults

Raise the Bars: Co-producing practice guidance with Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller people

This Friends, Families and Travellers report summarises focus groups with 57 Romany, Gypsy and Irish Traveller young adults across 20 prisons, with recommendations for reform based on their experiences.

Criminal Justice, young adults

Behind the decline

This Centre for Crime and Justice Studies report looks at the shrinking young adult population within the criminal justice system who are experiencing increasingly harsher treatment.

May 2026