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AYJ research highlights a “steep cliff edge” at 18 during which support drops off, leaving young people at risk of continued involvement in crime
Rob Allen and Laura Janes on their new report on young adults and parole.
Transitional Safeguarding – a more fluid approach which recognises that transition to adulthood goes beyond an 18th birthday.
Revolving Doors report finds delivering tailored interventions that meet the health and human needs of young adults can turn young people’s lives around.
Girls in the criminal justice system face a cliff-edge as they turn 18 as many services change or drop off all at once and leave young women vulnerable at a critical time in their lives.
Young adults call for radical police reform focussed on tackling poverty, trauma, and structural racism.
Magistrates Association calls for all young adult defendants’ maturity to be assessed before court and training for magistrates.
Prison inspectors find prisons fail to deal effectively with young adult prisoners, missing opportunities to help them rehabilitate.
The Centre for Justice Innovation piloted a procedural fairness approach with young adult offenders in Magistrates’ Courts.
Howard League report recommends that principles should consider the relationship between immaturity and blameworthiness, capacity to change, and the impact of race and histories of care.
While the 18-25 age group is one that offends the most, young adults have the greatest potential to make the transition to a crime-free adulthood while the brain is still developing.
A new court model from Centre for Justice Innovation & T2A draws upon research that has shown young adults’ brain development and maturity makes them a group distinct from both children and from fully mature adults.
