Police and crime commissioners (PCCs) have been criticised for failing to invest in youth crime prevention programmes.
However, a new report by the Transition to Adulthood Alliance and Revolving Doors Agency highlights ways that PCCs are now commissioning and supporting projects to tackle offending by 18- to 24-year-olds.
The report authors say a quarter of the 43 PCCs in England and Wales now include "young adults" or "youth" as a priority in their plans, as recognition grows of the distinct vulnerabilities young people experience in their transition to adulthood.
The criminal justice system treats young people as adults when they turn 18. However, the report states that PCCs have a crucial role to play in joining up the youth and adult judicial systems, and outlines examples of how commissioners are taking the lead.
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