Breaking through barriers: Supporting prison staff to communicate effectively with young adults

…transparency and openness in their communications with prison staff – with some reporting that actions were agreed but not then followed up. The YJA does recognise that huge pressures are…

Helping Young Adults with Care Experience Thrive after Release

…what we were doing to support Tom.” It can be very daunting for a young adult who’s just been released to make these connections themselves. “When young adults first come…

T2A response to the Youth Custody Service consultation on the Policy Framework on Transition of young people from youth to adult custody, February 2019

Pathway Framework

…the courts, and probation practice, including community sentences and supervision post-custody. Take a look at T2A’s work in progress Developing the pathway framework Early on in the campaign T2A developed…

The growing case for young adult courts in England and Wales 

…case was fair. No evidence was found that public safety was compromised.  Considering the growing evidence, Ward believes the time is right to test a young adult court in the…

Government challenged on controversial joint enterprise laws affecting young adults

…questions about joint enterprise are a cross party issue. This requires the government to step up and commit to a comprehensive inquiry to address whether the current laws and practices…

HMIP Consultation on Inspection Standards August 2022

New approach to young adult diversion in US

…come into contact with the justice system. Our T2A Alliance Partners, Revolving Doors, published an evidence review in 2021 which explored how tailored diversion schemes can increase maturity and reduce…

Image Policy

Image Policy The majority of the images on this website have been sourced from Pexels.com. Please note that the use of any of these images does not imply that 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…

Revolving Doors Agency

…come into repeated contact with the criminal justice system as a result of multiple unmet needs. It combines independent research, policy and lived experience to offer explanations and solutions to…

Devon and Cornwall Police – An Evidence-Based Approach to Diversion

…focus on the facts. Research shows that adults released from custodial sentences of less than 12 months have a reoffending rate of 57.5%1. Sarah adds: “We know formal processing is…