10 March 2011

Maturity, Young Adults and Criminal Justice: A literature review

Courts and sentencing, Prosecution, Sentencing

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How can a review of the scientific evidence support the proposal that young adults are a distinct group in the criminal justice system? This report examines the current research into maturity and offending, looks at how to support desistance, and refers to what other countries are doing to address recognise the needs of young adults.

Publisher: University of Birmingham
Author: Prior, Farrow, Hughes, Kelly, Manders, and White Wilkinson

Joint Enterprise
The legal dragnet: Joint Enterprise law and its implications

'The legal dragnet' examines the law and prosecution practice concerning secondary liability, often referred to as 'joint enterprise'.

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Police, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), stop and search
Serious Violence Disorders: The impression of doing something

In this briefing the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, in collaboration with StopWatch, analyse the introduction of Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs), which were introduced under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.

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Gypsy, Romany, Traveller people, young adults
Trapped in the Turnstile: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people’s experience of the criminal justice system

This report offers first-hand insights into young Romany, Roma, Gypsy and Traveller people's experiences of the criminal justice system.

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