Neurodiversity, neurodisability and the needs of young adults

…example. Do we know if they can read a bus timetable? It then produces a report for the prison that says this person might struggle with their memory, for example,…

Loss and Bereavement – A guide for professionals working across the CJS

In what ways can the criminal justice system ensure a duty of care is provided to support young adults experiencing bereavement? This report recognises that offenders confront death, bereavement and…

The Revolving Doors Checklist: How police and crime commissioners can improve responses to offenders with multiple and complex needs

…sets out practical recommendations based on evidence of what works and highlights what some police and crime commissioners are doing to provide whole system coordinated support. Publisher: Revolving Doors Agency…

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…

Spotlight on Substance Misuse

Can more be done to highlight the link between deprivation, social inequalities and substance misuse- related harms? This ‘spotlight’ brings together practical examples of substance misuse projects as well as…

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…

T2A submission to Commission on Young Lives, November 2021

“Polluted the entire bloodline” – A spotlight on the experiences of young Muslim women in the criminal justice system

…the community. Sometimes the ramifications of having committed an offence in the UK are that word will travel back to Somalia or Pakistan or India or Bangladesh. That’s how far…

T2A response to the Justice Committee inquiry on the disclosure of youth and young adult criminal records December 2016

PCC Spotlight: Earlier intervention and prevention

How can agencies support young adults to avoid getting involved in the criminal justice system? This briefing looks at interventions in police forces that reduced crime, and endorses the importance…

Young adults in court: shrinking numbers and increasing disparities

…young adults in 2007–08 to 7.8 per thousand in 2018–19. It also examines the disadvantage faced by young adults of minority ethnic origin in relation to the use of court…

Sentencing Young Adults: Getting it right

…suggests that we consider sentencing 18 to 20 year olds under juvenile law, and that sentencers receive training on maturity of young adults to help inform their decisions. Publisher: Criminal…