10 July 2015

You Can’t Put a Number On It: A report from young adults on why in criminal justice maturity is more important than age

Maturity

Open report

How can awareness be developed among CJ professionals of the resilience and maturity of young adults they work with so that the right support can be provided? This report captures young adult lived experiences of the criminal justice process, and conveys their views on how it could work better.

Publisher: Howard League for Penal Reform

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

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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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