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<p>Young adults aged 18-25 year olds are recognised as a group that has distinct needs,
which may include factors such as psychosocial maturation, neurological development
or history of acquired brain injury, among other issues.</p><p>A detailed assessment
is contained within the Offender Assessment System (OASys) and specific screening
processes are also used. The Maturity Screening Tool allows practitioners to identify
young adult men with lower levels of maturity who are most in need of support.</p><p>The
Choices and Change Resource Pack can be used with young adult men to support the development
of psychosocial maturity. It is important to note that there are a range of accredited
programmes available, which young adult men can access if they meet the suitability
criteria in terms of risk, need and responsivity factors. The screening tool can be
completed at a number of stages, including as a pre-sentence report or as part of
sentence planning. An individual’s history, including adverse childhood experiences,
can also be noted. This information is recorded on an individual’s case file and shared
as necessary.</p><p>The number of young adults who received a pre-sentence report
between July and September 2020 is outlined in table 1 below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 1: Court reports prepared, July to September 2020, England
and Wales (1) (2) (3) (4)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Age group</strong></p></td><td><p>Number
of court reports prepared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-25</p></td><td><p>4,234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All
ages</p></td><td><p>16,993</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Excludes breach,
deferred sentence and court review reports (for further details please see the guide
to offender management statistics at the link below).</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2020</p><p>(2)
During April to June 2020, the number of cases processed at the criminal courts was
substantially reduced as a result of the operational restrictions that were put in
place on 23 March 2020 following the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is likely
that the impact of these operational restrictions will continue to affect subsequent
periods as numbers recover to the levels seen before the pandemic.</p><p>(3) Data
refers to court reports prepared rather than individuals, therefore, the same individual
may be counted more than once.</p><p>(4) Age on sentence date.</p><p> </p><p>For <strong>part
(a)</strong> of <strong>PQ 166405,</strong> the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) can only
provide figures on the number of young adults receiving a pre-sentence report. The
second element of part (a), which requests figures on the proportion of young adults
receiving a pre-sentence report, could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as
it involves linking court data with probation data.</p><p>The information requested
for parts<strong> (b) and (c)</strong> of <strong>PQ 166405</strong> is not collated
centrally by the MoJ.</p><p>The MoJ does not collect data on the effect of adverse
childhood experiences on levels on criminality in young adults who are either charged
or sentenced.</p><p>The MoJ does not hold any data that would allow us to say what
proportion of young adults convicted for serious offences were themselves past victims
of the specified offence types</p>
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