Taking account of maturity – A guide for probation Practitioners

What practical steps can practitioners take to understand and assess maturity and consider its relevance at different stages of the criminal justice process? This guide looks at the importance of…

Young Adult Advisors on Criminal Justice: Hearing from young adults in the CJS

How can we make sure young adults with lived experience of the criminal justice system play a leadership role so they can work with policy makers and others involved in…

Young Adult Advisors on Criminal Justice: Hearing from young adults in the CJS 

How can we make sure young adults with lived experience of the criminal justice system play a leadership role so they can work with policy makers and others involved in…

Turning 18

How do solicitors and criminal justice practitioners ensure there is recognition of a young person’s age at the time they offended, and their maturity, at each stage of a case?…

Fact File 2, Young adults today – Education, training and employment and young adults in the criminal justice system

How can high quality opportunities support young people and programmes be tailored to specific needs? This report looks at participation in education, truancy and exclusion, and education and training in…

T2A response to Crown Prosecution Service consultation on Mental Health Conditions and Disorders: Draft Legal Guidance, April 2019

T2A reponse to Home Office national guidance for community scrutiny panels consultation October 2023

Maturity in the magistrates’ court: Magistrates, young adults and maturity considerations in decision-making and sentencing

T2A Position Statement on Young Adults in Youth Custody

…on youth justice team caseloads for pragmatic reasons, for example, young adults on remand who are due to be sentenced within months and those who have youth justice Community Orders…

Spotlight on Acquired Brain Injury – The Hidden Neurodisability

…while others must manage the impact long term. It can present with relatively mild symptoms or as a profound disability, highlighting just how diverse and complex this condition can be….

T2A response to the National Audit Office study on improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending November 2022

Guides for practitioners

Supporting your work with young adults Guides for practitioners Are you working with young adults? Take a look at our practical guides for professionals, produced by T2A partners. Search our…