Research & Reports

T2A has now commissioned more than forty original pieces of work in the development of evidence for its programme.

Creating developmentally appropriate responses to young adults at risk of, or involved in, offending – 10 things for Police and Crime Commissioners to include in their Policing and Crime plans

August 9, 2021

Evidence review: diverting young adults away from the cycle of crisis and crime

July 15, 2021

Key elements of specialised probation for emerging adults

April 27, 2021

Key elements of specialised courts for emerging adults

April 27, 2021

Key elements of specialised correctional units for emerging adults

April 27, 2021

The Knot – lived experience perspectives on policing trauma, poverty and inequalities

April 13, 2021

Maturity in magistrates’ courts – executive summary

February 15, 2021

Maturity in the magistrates’ court

February 15, 2021

Young Adults and Remand

January 28, 2021

Judging Maturity: exploring the role of maturity in the sentencing of young adults

December 2, 2020

Stories of Injustice: the criminalisation of women under joint enterprise laws

November 16, 2020

Evidence Briefing: Racial bias is pulling young adults into the revolving door

August 10, 2020

Bridging the Gaps: New approaches to improving outcomes for care experienced young people given sentences

August 10, 2020

Timely Justice Turning 18 Briefing

June 24, 2020

Pre-court diversion for adults: A toolkit for practitioners

May 20, 2020

Young Adult Advisors on Criminal Justice: Hearing from young adults in the CJS

May 19, 2020

New Generation: Preventing young adults being caught in the revolving door

May 19, 2020

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

January 29, 2020

Loss and Bereavement – Key messages For professionals supporting young people across the CJS

July 30, 2019

Loss and Bereavement – A guide for professionals working across the CJS

July 30, 2019

‘A journey of learning, growth and change’ A roadmap for increasing Restorative Justice across England and Wales

May 17, 2019

Sentencing Principles for Young Adults

January 30, 2019

Sentencing Young Adults – making the case for sentencing principles for young adults

September 20, 2018

Taking Account of Maturity: A guide for Probation Practitioners

September 3, 2018

Anti-social behaviour powers and young adults: Practitioners’ accounts

July 18, 2018

Anti-social behaviour powers and young adults: The Data

July 18, 2018

Policing and young adults: developing a tailored approach

July 17, 2018

Young adults in the criminal justice system – eighth report of session: 2017-19

July 12, 2018

Spotlight on Substance Misuse

July 12, 2018

A Life Sentence for Young People

May 12, 2018

A fairer way: procedural fairness for young adults at court

April 10, 2018

T2A Final Process Evaluation Report

October 20, 2017

Judging Maturity: Exploring the role of maturity in the sentencing of young adults

July 19, 2017

Making sense of maturity

April 26, 2017

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

October 26, 2016
Justice Select Committee report

Young people with Traumatic Brain Injury in custody

July 13, 2016

Traumatic brain injury and offending – An economic analysis

July 13, 2016

Transition to Adulthood Pathway Programme Evaluation – First Interim Report

May 16, 2016

Making Restorative Justice Work for Women

March 30, 2016

Young Muslims on Trial – A scoping study on the impact of Islamophobia on criminal justice decision-making

March 21, 2016

Meeting the Needs of Young Adult Women in Custody

March 1, 2016

PCC Spotlight: Earlier intervention and prevention

December 18, 2015
Publisher RDA/T2A

Young Adults in Court: Developing a Tailored Approach

December 17, 2015
Publisher: CJI/T2A

PCC Spotlight on women’s offending

October 29, 2015
Publisher: Revolving Doors Association/T2A

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

July 14, 2015
Publisher: Howard League/T2A

Better in Europe? European responses to young adult offending

March 2, 2015
Publisher: Universitat Greifswald/T2A

Stolen Lives and Missed Opportunities: The deaths of young adults and children in prison

March 2, 2015
Publisher: Inquest/T2A

The Young Review – Improving outcomes for young black and or Muslim men in the criminal justice system

December 10, 2014

ICPR – Young people with convictions as volunteers guidance for resettlement organisations

January 1, 2014

Same Old … The experiences of young offenders with mental health needs

December 10, 2013
Publisher: Young Minds

First Generation: PCCs, One Year On

November 14, 2013
Publisher: Revolving Doors Association (RDA)/T2A

Young Adults in Custody: The way forward

September 27, 2013
Publisher: T2A. Author - Rob Allen

Prosecuting Young Adults: The potential for taking account of maturity at the charge and prosecution stage of the CJS

July 22, 2013
Publisher: CJA

Restorative Justice for Young Adults: Factoring in maturity and facilitating desistance

May 23, 2013
Publisher: Restorative Justice Council/T2A

Fact File 2, Young adults today – Education, training and employment and young adults in the criminal justice system

March 11, 2013
Publisher: Young People in Focus and T2A

Policing Young Adults: A scoping study

February 1, 2013
Publisher: Police Foundation

Going for Gold: Developing effective services for young adults throughout the criminal justice process

November 1, 2012
Publisher: Clinks/Social Justice Solutions

Repairing Shattered Lives: Brain injury and its implications for criminal justice

October 1, 2012
Publisher: University of Exeter/Professor Huw Williams and T2A

Why Prioritise Young Adults? Four key messages for Police and Crime Commissioners

September 27, 2012
Publisher: T2A

Pathways From Crime – Ten steps to a more effective approach for young adults in the criminal justice process – Full report

May 22, 2012
Publisher: T2A

Pathways From Crime – Ten steps to a more effective approach for young adults in the criminal justice process – Executive summary

May 22, 2012
Publisher: T2A

Supporting Transitions: A summative evaluation of the Transition to Adulthood Pilots

May 1, 2012
Publisher: Catch 22

Young Adults In Transition: The local picture in national context

November 1, 2011
Publisher: CCJS ( Centre for Criminal Justice Studies), Authors - Danny Dorling and Richard Garside

Young Adults In Transition: Local matters, national implications

November 1, 2011
Publisher: CCJS. Authors - Danny Dorling and Richard Garside

Sentencing Young Adults: Getting it right

July 1, 2011
Publisher: Criminal Justice Alliance (CJA)

What’s The Risk? Employing young adults with criminal convictions

May 1, 2011
Publisher: Business in the Community and T2A

Maturity, Young Adults and Criminal Justice: A literature review

March 1, 2011
Publisher: University of Birmingham, Institute of Applied Social Studies, School of Social Policy

A Survey of the Com Res MP Panel and members of the public conducted on behalf of T2A Alliance

February 1, 2011
Publisher: T2A

T2A Fact File: Young Adults today – Substance misuse and young adults in the criminal justice system

January 10, 2011
Publisher: T2A

Final Report of the Formative Evaluation of the T2A Pilots

November 8, 2010
Publisher: T2A/Centre for Criminology, University of Oxford

From Criminal Justice to Social Justice: Rethinking approaches to young adults subject to criminal justice control

March 1, 2010
Publisher: CCJS

Comparing coercive and non-coercive intervention

February 1, 2010
Publisher: CCJS

Young Adults and Criminal Justice: International norms and practices

January 1, 2010
Publisher: ICPR

Access to Justice Denied. Young adults in prison

January 1, 2010
Publisher: Howard League for Penal Reform

Young Adult and No Support: The entitlements of young adults to care in the community

January 1, 2010
Publisher: Howard League for Penal Reform

Why is the Criminal Justice System Failing Young Adults?

January 1, 2010
Publisher: T2A

Risky People, Or Risky Societies? Rethinking interventions for young adults in transition

December 1, 2009
Publisher: CCJS

A New Start – Young adults in the criminal justice system – Full report

July 13, 2009
Publisher: Business in the Community/Young adults employability workshops

A New Start – Young adults in the criminal justice system – Executive summary

July 13, 2009
Publisher: Business in the Community/young adults employability workshops

Policy, Purpose and Pragmatism: Dilemmas for voluntary and community organisations working with black young people affected by crime

June 1, 2009
Publisher: CCJS

Young Adult Manifesto

May 1, 2009
Publisher: T2A

Coping with Kidulthood: The hidden truth behind Britain’s abandoned adolescents

January 1, 2009
Publisher: T2A

Universities of Crime: Young adults, the criminal justice system and social policy

January 1, 2009
Publisher: T2A

Lost in Transition: A report of the Barrow Cadbury Commission on young adults and the criminal justice system

November 16, 2005
Publisher: T2A