Using an identity lens: constructive working with children in the criminal justice system

How do practitioners develop a greater understanding of the importance of identity to behaviour? This report bridges the gap between theory and practice and provides tools for practitioners to put…

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

Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners

What is pre-court diversion, who can benefit and why do the schemes work? This toolkit outlines to practitioners how effective pre-court diversion could be, explains what it may look like…

Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners 

What is pre-court diversion, who can benefit and why do the schemes work? This toolkit outlines to practitioners how effective pre-court diversion could be, explains what it may look like…

T2A response to the Youth Justice Board consultation on National Standards for Children, November 2018

The Bradley Commission: young adults (18-24) in transition, mental health and criminal justice

How do we consider the needs of young adults in contact with mental health and/or learning disability services and the criminal justice system. This briefing draws on examples of good…

T2A memorandum to Justice Select Committee inquiry on future prison population and estate capacity October 2023

Making sense of maturity: a snapshot of how probation practitioners used T2A’s ‘Taking account of maturity’ practice guide between 2013 and 2015

How useful did probation practitioners find T2A’s ‘Taking account of maturity practice guide’? Did it help probation practitioners to design successful interventions? This report examines how the University of Birmingham…

Restorative Justice for Young Adults: Factoring in maturity and facilitating desistance

Can a restorative justice process encourage desistance and motivate young adult offenders? This report examines how to encourage personal responsibility and relationship-building and brings together evidence from existing sources as…

Young Adults in Custody: The way forward

What can we learn from the custody arrangements other countries make for young adults? With an analysis of policies in England and Wales, and reference to Swedish and Russian systems,…

T2A’s representation to the comprehensive spending review 2020 – T2A’s representation to the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review 2020

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…