Autistic young people in the youth justice system

1 December 2022

“My life could be so different” – experiences of autistic young people in the youth justice system

Neurodiversity, Young adults

Open report

This report illustrates how lack of support for young autistic people, both before entering and within the system, can have profoundly negative consequences on future life chances.

Publisher: National Autistic Society

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

April 2026

Joint Enterprise: A view over time

The report looks at two decades of data on joint enterprise, finding a disproportionate impact on young adults and persistent racial disparities.