2 May 2022

Improving responses to young adults: A checklist for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs)

Policing, Policing and arrest, Young adults

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What can police and crime commissioners (PCCs) do to address the housing, mental health and substance misuse needs of young adults who come into contact with the CJS? This report acknowledges progress in diversionary approaches and recommends PCCs consider extending these schemes, review the use of conditional cautions, and support opportunities for community resolution.

Publisher: Revolving Doors Agency

practitioners, young adults
Effective practice guide: working with young adults
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Always Hope Manual Cover Image
January 2024
Integrated Planning and Assessment Manual

This manual details how practitioners from prison, probation and leaving care services can work together with young men in prison with care experience to integrate the support they receive.
Publisher: Innovation Unit

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January 2024
Supporting young adults with experience of care and custody – Handbook

Informed by the piloting of Always Hope in the West Midlands, this handbook aims to help staff in other regions implement the protocols and practices that can improve the support young adults with care experience receive in prison and on release.
Publisher: Innovation Unit

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