PCC spotlight: young adults (18-24) in contact with police and criminal justice services

1 January 2015

PCC spotlight: young adults (18-24) in contact with police and criminal justice services

What work are police forces and crime commissioners doing to address issues of 18 to 24 year-olds when the system fails to take account of varying levels of maturity and their complex needs? This report highlights practical projects including police partnerships with outreach programmes and community services, as well as employment training, and the use of out of court disposals, and triage and bail support schemes.

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