Ensuring Access to Restorative Justice for Young Adults

…outcome they may have initially desired. The report also recommends that professionals provide regular updates, so that communication takes place across all parties. At Catch22, we agree that communication with…

Zahid Mubarek Trust

…discrimination complaints in prisons and what a good investigating discrimination complaints system looks like, developed by the ZMT. The panel will scrutinise anonymised discrimination complaints and provide feedback to prison…

Race and the criminal justice system: hearing from young adults

How can the voices of young black, Asian and minority ethnic adults be heard and taken into account by the criminal justice system? Based on 90 in-depth conversations via focus…

New Generation: Preventing young adults being caught in the revolving door

How can we intervene earlier and stabilise the bridge to adulthood to cut crime and reduce demand on police, courts, probation, prisons and other local services? This report describes how…

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…

What does research tell us about building positive relationships with young adults?

Georgia Barnett is a psychologist and researcher, and partner at KTA Research and Consulting who specialise in bringing evidence into criminal justice practice. Georgia worked for HMPPS for 22 years,…

Alliance members

…Go to site Evidence base Learn more about the case for a distinct approach to policy and practice relating to young adults in the criminal justice system Research and reports…

Q&A with Karene Taylor, Leaders Unlocked

…working with Gemma Buckland and UKABIF on a project examining acquired brain injury (ABI) and neurodiversity in young adults. What we’ve found from the Freedom of Information requests about practice…

Pilot diversion scheme empowering young adults

…pseudonyms in this interview to protect each young adult’s identity Read about research and practice to identify effective approaches for young adults throughout the criminal justice system. Research and reports…

Memorandum for Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on Drugs March 2022

Young adults and the courts: prosecution and prejudice

…The blog below by criminal justice researcher Roger Grimshaw, unpicks what might be behind those disparities and highlights the need for further research. Roger Grimshaw on the implications of a…

Gradually or suddenly? Changing attitudes to young adults in the magistrates’ courts

Fionnuala Ratcliffe, Research and Policy Lead at Transform Justice, shares some insights from their recent report on how young adult maturity is considered in the magistrates’ court. “How did you…