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New report looks behind the declining numbers of young adults in the criminal justice system | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

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New report looks behind the declining numbers of young adults in the criminal justice system CCJSMedia 12 August 2026 New report looks behind the declining numbers of young adults in the criminal justice system Analysis alone won't fix ethnic disparity in the justice system, but to move the dial, we need to work from the evidence, not around it. Last year we found that fewer young adults (18–24) are reaching court for serious offences than be…

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Behind the decline: How the criminal justice system is processing young adults | Centre for Crime and Justice Studies

Behind the decline: How the criminal justice system is processing young adults CCJSMedia Wed, 08/12/2026 - 08:51 Last year, in Smaller, but tougher, we found that a shrinking group of young adults (18–24) reaching court for serious offences are facing tougher outcomes. This report goes behind those trends to explain who that smaller group of young adults now are, why the system has become harsher, and what's driving the ethnic disparity and tr…

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