Young minds, big decisions

6 October 2022

Young minds, big decisions

Courts and sentencing, Custody, Guilty pleas, Managing the transfer process, Prosecution, Sentencing, Young adults

Open report

Fair Trials has found that young people are being placed under intense pressure to plead guilty to crimes without fully understanding the life-changing consequences of their decision.
Publisher: Fair Trials

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