A new report by the Youth Justice Legal Centre (YJLC), part of Just for Kids Law, reveals that severe delays in the criminal justice system are leaving children, families and victims in limbo, resulting in serious consequences for those who turn 18. System delay is the main explanation for why children turn 18 years old between the […]
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Preventing young adults being caught in the ‘revolving door’
New data obtained by Revolving Doors Agency under the Freedom of Information legislation reveals that: Over half of all reoffences committed by young adults are theft and summary non-motoring offences. Young adults whose index offences are theft and summary non-motoring offences also have the highest rates of reoffending in the same category as their index […]
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Nacro publishes toolkit for working with children in the criminal justice system
Nacro has published Using an identity lens: Constructive working with children in the criminal justice system. Research has shown that identity, and how you feel about yourself, can be key to moving forward with life and away from crime. Working with the University of Salford, Youth Offending Teams and supported by the Barrow Cadbury Trust, […]
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Howard League launch five principles for sentencing young adults
Five sentencing principles for young adults have been launched today by the Howard League for Penal Reform. The proposed sentencing principles for young adults, typically aged 18 to 25, have been devised in line with developments in case law, science and social studies. If applied, they would assist the courts and improve sentencing outcomes. The […]
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Formal sentencing principles for young adults would help judges and magistrates says Howard League report
Formal sentencing principles for young adults aged 18 to 25, similar to the Sentencing Council guidelines that are in place for children, would assist the courts and improve sentencing outcomes, a new report recommends. Sentencing Young Adults: Making the case for sentencing principles for young adults presents research by the Howard League for Penal Reform, a […]
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Barriers to Effective Resettlement: End Friday Prison Release
Nacro has called for an end to Friday prison releases because of the time constraints they place on prisoners. Being released on Friday leaves prisoners minimal time to access vital housing, employment and benefits services before they close for the weekend. This can result in people not being able to collect medication, having to sleep […]
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Policing and young adults: developing a tailored approach
Young adults, defined as individuals aged 18 to 25, represent around 10 per cent of the UK population but account for a third of those sentenced to prison and 30-40 per cent of cases involving police time each year. There is a growing body of research which shows that many young adults have not yet […]
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Justice Committee calls on Government to commit to more fundamental reform on young adults
Eighteen months after the publication of the Government’s response to the Justice Committee’s landmark report on young adults, the Committee has found that the approach taken by ministers has been too narrow and that the government should commit “to more fundamental reform”. In a report published yesterday which assesses progress made by the government in […]
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New approach to young adults in court could cut reoffending and create fewer victims of crime
A new report, published today by the Centre for Justice Innovation and T2A, suggests that a fairer and more distinct approach to how courts deal with young adults could reduce reoffending, meaning fewer victims of crime. The report ‘A fairer way: procedural fairness for young adults at court’ sets out a blueprint for a new […]
Read MoreMayor of London and Secretary of State for Justice commit to plan for devolution of justice for young adults
Today, a Memorandum of Understanding between the London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, and the Secretary of State for Justice, David Gauke, was published. The MoU, ‘Working Towards Justice Devolution to London’, sets out a bold plan to implement a distinct criminal justice approach to young adults aged 18-25 across the capital. It includes a commitment between “MOPAC, […]
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