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

1 January 2020

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 into practice.

Publisher: NACRO & The University of Salford
Authors: Neal Hazel, Caroline Drummond, Mark Welsh, and Katie Joseph

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