Young Adults in Transition: The local picture in national context

10 November 2011

Young Adults in Transition: The local picture in national context

How does where young adults live influence their opportunities to lead a productive life outside the criminal justice system? With reference to census data, as well as housing equity, and educational attainment in different parts of the country, this briefing looks at how household location affects life chances.

Publisher: Centre for Crime and Justice Studies
Authors: Dorling and Garside

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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.

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