18 October 2022

KeyRing – Fairer Justice For All

Courts and sentencing, Custody, Guilty pleas, Managing the transfer process, Neurodiversity, Policing and arrest, Probation, Transfer process, Young adults

Open report

KeyRing explores the experiences of young people with learning difficulties and autism in the criminal justice system – with a primary focus on the transition from Youth Justice to Adult Justice services.


Publisher: KeyRing

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
Reimagining justice for children and young adults