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…

T2A Response to the Ministry of Justice consultation on Diversionary and Community Cautions: Draft Code of Practice August 2023

T2A Chair Leroy Logan MBE responds to Alex Chalk’s recent statement

…Ministry of Justice’s strategic approach to prisons and community sentencing, by developing and embedding distinct maturity appropriate interventions that ensure young adults are fully supported to live crime free lives….

Parole Report Webinar – working together to support young adults 

…probation officer. It was so valuable for everyone attending to hear his insights on what worked well, and what could be improved. Ali really helped us start to think about…

Pathway Framework

…training for managing contact with young adults. Learn more Diversion T2A recommends that diversion services are commissioned by Police and Crime Commissioners. Learn more Restorative Justice T2A recommends that restorative…

Policing and arrest

Pathway Stage 1 Policing and arrest Young adults are disproportionately likely to come into contact with the police. Take a look at our research and reports An arrest and criminal…

T2A Young Adult Voices Podcast

…a decade T2A has been building and commissioning resources to help professionals working with young adults in the criminal justice system. If you want to learn more about working with…

Government challenged on controversial joint enterprise laws affecting young adults

…the first official research in over a decade about joint enterprise, the common term for the set of legal principles that allows more than one person to be prosecuted in…

The Police Foundation 

…forces (with a third to be completed in the coming months). PF worked with Sussex police to understand how they could extend youth diversion practices to 18-25s. With Thames Valley…

US pilot scheme to create a fairer justice system for young adults

…reality is much more complex, so it is very encouraging to see international organisations take these innovative approaches to the rehabilitation of young adults. We look forward to watching the…

The gift of funding systems change: sticking with it and learning from others

…required to work in this way; the uncertainty and unpredictability around success; the open-ended nature of the commitment; the complexity of the collaboration – most or all of these are…

T2A response to Sentencing Council consultation on Expanded Explanations in Sentencing Guidelines May 2019