25 April 2023

Young people in transition in the criminal justice system evidence review

Custody, Race and ethnicity, Transition, Young adults

Open report
Cover image of AYJ's evidence review

This evidence review the examines the experiences of children and young people turning 18 while in contact with the justice system, exploring issues spanning the youth and adult criminal justice systems and wider support systems.


Publisher: Alliance for Youth Justice
Authors: Millie Harris, Mia Edwards

Criminal Justice, young adults
Smaller but tougher: How the criminal justice system is processing young adults

This Centre for Criminal Justice report looks at trends for young adults in the criminal justice system for more serious offences

Joint Enterprise
The legal dragnet: Joint Enterprise law and its implications

'The legal dragnet' examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as 'joint enterprise'.

Police, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), stop and search
Serious Violence Disorders: The impression of doing something

In this briefing the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, in collaboration with StopWatch, analyse the introduction of Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), which were introduced under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.