9 May 2020

New Generation: Preventing young adults being caught in the revolving door

Young adults

Open report

How can we intervene earlier and stabilise the bridge to adulthood to cut crime and reduce demand on police, courts, probation, prisons and other local services? This report describes how young adults entering the criminal justice system can be characterised by repeated low-level, non-violent offences, driven by multiple needs, linked to trauma and persistent poverty.

Publisher: Revolving Doors Agency
Author: Burcu Borysik

prison, young adults
Raise the Bars: Co-producing practice guidance with Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller people

This Friends, Families and Travellers report summarises focus groups with 57 Romany, Gypsy and Irish Traveller young adults across 20 prisons, with recommendations for reform based on their experiences.

Criminal Justice, young adults
Behind the decline

This Centre for Crime and Justice Studies report looks at the shrinking young adult population within the criminal justice system who are experiencing increasingly harsher treatment.

May 2026
Reimagining justice for children and young adults