Why Prioritise Young Adults? Four key messages for Police and Crime Commissioners

Can Police and Crime Commissioners commission services that’s more effective for young adults? This report brings together research and practice to demonstrate what works and how reoffending rates can be…

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

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…

T2A response to the Mayor of London’s Office for Policing and Crime consultation on its Police and Crime Plan 2017-2021, November 2016

Aiming Higher

What can young people tell us about what constitutes good practice? This report reveals that young people want to be understood and listened to, and receive continuity of support. It…

Young Muslims on Trial: A scoping study on the impact of Islamophobia on criminal justice decision-making 

Do negative stereotypes about Islam influence criminal justice decision-making, which has consequences for young Muslim defendants? This report explains the importance of challenging religious assumptions and having culturally competent engagement…

Sentencing Young Adults: Getting it right

What could sentencers better understand about young adults in the criminal justice system? With an analysis of the current situation and arguments the need to change the approach, this briefing…

Timely Justice – Turning 18

Making sense of maturity: a snapshot of how probation practitioners used T2A’s ‘Taking account of maturity’ practice guide between 2013 and 2015

How useful did probation practitioners find T2A’s ‘Taking account of maturity practice guide’? Did it help probation practitioners to design successful interventions? This report examines how the University of Birmingham…

T2A response to Ministry of Justice Prison Strategy White Paper, February 2022

Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners

What is pre-court diversion, who can benefit and why do the schemes work? This toolkit outlines to practitioners how effective pre-court diversion could be, explains what it may look like…

Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners 

What is pre-court diversion, who can benefit and why do the schemes work? This toolkit outlines to practitioners how effective pre-court diversion could be, explains what it may look like…

Loss and bereavement – key messages, January 2020

How can criminal justice professions, initiate sensitive conversations with young people around their experiences of loss and bereavement? This resource is designed to encourage professionals to engage, participate and reflect…