Find out more about our new report on the criminalisation of young adults – Smaller, but tougher – here

#SmallerButTougher

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However, unreliable ethnicity data makes it harder to work out the trends for the smaller, marginalised groups within the criminal justice system

This is particularly the case for young Black women, whose experiences and outcomes are not captured in the general trends

Young women are more likely to held in pre-trial detention for offences that do not ultimately lead to a prison sentence than young men

Meanwhile, White young adults appear to be getting more lenient sentences than their Black counterparts

We received many insightful and thought-provoking essays, thank you to everyone who took the time to take part. Thank you also to the judges: Ben Cockburn (NAPO National Chair), Ruth Bloomfield (MOPAC), Paul Weatherstone (Probation Service) and Jake Phillips (University of Cambridge).

The other commended essay, by Ben Entwistle, looks at the concept of professional identity in probation.
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One of the commended essays, by Christine Munn, takes the quest for the meaning of professionalism into the past as well as the present.
www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/quest-what-%...

In the highly commended essay, Jamal Hylton explores the view of professionalism from the frontline.
www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/concept-prof...

This year’s essay question was: What does professionalism mean in probation? In the winning essay, Anne Burrell reflects on the meanings of professionalism in probation practice over time.
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Mike was a dedicated probation officer and active Napo member. He often contributed thoughtful pieces on probation for our website, you can find all of these here: www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/author/mike-...