Sentencing Young Adults: Making the case for sentencing principles for young adults

Sentencing Young Adults: Making the case for sentencing principles for young adults from The Howard League and Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance argues that formal sentencing principles for young adults aged 18 to 25, similar to the Sentencing Council guidelines in place for children, would assist the courts and improve sentencing outcomes.

The report draws on Howard League’s participation work with young adults and sets out how principled guidelines would help judges and magistrates to understand young adults better, and provide a legal framework to achieve better sentencing decisions.

Read the report here