A New Start: Young adults in the criminal justice system – Executive summary

…custodial sentences with community sentences, and for young adults in custody to be separate from adult prisoners and for court-decision making to consider maturity when holding young adults to account….

Neurodiversity, neurodisability and the needs of young adults

…in the interaction with the person and think about how to support them because they’re vulnerable.” 32% of under 18s interviewed in the secure estate have a learning disability1 (compared…

T2A response to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee inquiry into community sentences June 2023

T2A response to Justice Select Committee’s inquiry on Prison Governance, May 2019

Transition to Adulthood Pathway Programme Evaluation – First Interim Report

This is the first Interim report for the evaluation. A further interim report, final formative evaluation report and final summative evaluation report was produced in. This report presents research findings……

Our sons and daughters: Is maturity considered in the magistrate’s court?

This report examines whether maturity is taken into account during court hearings based on the observations of almost 200 hearings involving a young adult defendant. Publisher: Transform Justice Authors: Fionnuala…

Stolen Lives and Missed Opportunities: The deaths of young adults and children in prison

What needs to happen to reduce the number of self-inflicted deaths by young people in custody? This report analyses deaths of young people in custody over the past three decades,…

Traumatic brain injury and offending – An economic analysis

What are the links between head injuries and offending? According to this report adolescence is a peak period for both. It draws together evidence to show that traumatic brain injury…

Policing Young Adults: A scoping study 

…on encounters with the police, particularly around stop and search and the night-time economy. It recommends more research into what policing best practice might look like. Publisher: Police FoundationT2A Author: Graham…

Policing Young Adults: A scoping study

…on encounters with the police, particularly around stop and search and the night-time economy. It recommends more research into what policing best practice might look like. Publisher: Police Foundation Author:…

A fresh start – Top tips for telling an employer about your criminal record

…clarifies the types of checks that can take place, and how to talk to an employer or potential employer, and anticipate and address their concerns. Publisher: Business & the Community…

T2A submission to HM Inspectorate of Prisons’ consultation on Draft Expectations for Adult Male Prisons, February 2017