The treatment of young adults in the criminal justice system, Justice Committee report

10 October 2016

The treatment of young adults in the criminal justice system, Justice Committee report

Young adults

Open report

How can young adults be managed better in the criminal justice system? This influential Parliamentary report looks at brain development and its impact on criminal behaviour, the social context, neuro-disabilities…

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