10 December 2015

PCC Spotlight: Earlier intervention and prevention

Policing

Open report

How can agencies support young adults to avoid getting involved in the criminal justice system? This briefing looks at interventions in police forces that reduced crime, and endorses the importance of a distinct approach for young adults.

Publisher: Revolving Doors Agency

April 2026
Joint Enterprise: A view over time

The report looks at two decades of data on joint enterprise, finding a disproportionate impact on young adults and persistent racial disparities.

September 2025
From exploited to exploiter?

This report looks at how to prevent the unjust criminalisation of victims of child criminal exploitation in the transition to adulthood.

Criminal Justice, young adults
Smaller but tougher: How the criminal justice system is processing young adults

This Centre for Crime and Justice Studies report looks at harsher outcomes experienced by young adults in the criminal justice system over time.