Reducing the Use of Imprisonment: What can we learn from Europe? argues that alongside a more flexible approach, the UK should adopt a higher age of criminal responsibility.
The report looks at how several European countries have achieved significant falls in their prison populations in the last five years and their different approaches to children and young people.
It outlines how, on the continent, large numbers of cases are settled without proceeding to court or sentencing, whilst there is a greater availability of mediation and restorative justice options and less severe sentencing tariffs.
Young people aged 18 to 21 in both Germany and the Netherlands can be treated either as juveniles or adults depending on a number of factors. These include the seriousness of the crime, the circumstances in which it was committed and the personality of the defendant.
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