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Revolving Doors Agency & Transition 2 Adulthood Alliance spotlight innovative practice with young adult offenders driven and led by Police and Crime Commissioners.
Analysis of the sudden rise and then sustained fall in young offenders entering the justice system find that policing policy is the main influencing factor.
National Association for Youth Justice report calls for abolition of YOIs and STCs, instead placing all children in custody in Secure Care Homes.
New thematic report from HMI Probation finds that one third of homeless young offenders are placed in unsafe/unsuitable accommodation.
New report on the consequences of Islamophobia on criminal justice decision making from Maslaha and the T2A Alliance
These findings are well known to researchers, policy makers and practitioners in the youth justice field although, as always, there is value in having them re-iterated. My personal view is that any reform of youth justice needs to focus on two key issues…
Probation inspectors find that no progress has been made in last four years and many young offenders are still unprepared for transition to probation.
This is a timely report that reminds us all how much families are neglected in the criminal justice system. Unlike many other countries, approbation, and even youth justice, services tend to focus on the individual offender and often view interested family members as a necessary evil rather than affected others with an important role to contribute themselves.
Perhaps the main challenge for probation staff working with young adult offenders in the new CRCs will be to have sufficient time to develop a trusting relationship which underpins the best probation practice.
Professor McGuire makes it clear that conclusions can only be tentative given the small number of studies reviewed (there are many more research studies aimed at juvenile offenders, but far fewer targeted at the young adult age group). Nevertheless, there are some helpful critical success factors upon which to build more effective approaches:
The SPCR study has spawned a new MoJ report on the characteristics and needs of young adult (18-20 years old) prisoners and helps to inform resettlement planning.