Young adults’ experiences of a specialist probation hub: procedural justice, trust and hope
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Ward, J., Phillips, J., Duke, K., Albertson, K., Cracknell, M., Fowler, A. and Riley, L. 2026. Young adults’ experiences of a specialist probation hub: procedural justice, trust and hope. The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azag053
| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Young adults’ experiences of a specialist probation hub: procedural justice, trust and hope |
| Authors | Ward, J., Phillips, J., Duke, K., Albertson, K., Cracknell, M., Fowler, A. and Riley, L. |
| Abstract | There are growing calls for young adults (18- to 25-year-olds) in the criminal justice system to be treated as a distinct group and for service responses more attuned to this developmental life-course phase. This article draws on an evaluation of a specialist young adult probation ‘Hub’ analysing results within a linked conceptual framework of procedural justice, building trust and instilling hope. A dominant finding was how the bespoke Hub service and the probation practice that flowed from it, led young adults to experience it as a service they wanted to engage with, that had tangible benefits and which led to a more substantive form of compliance. The article contributes valuable insights and knowledge on procedural justice in young adult probation. |
| Keywords | young adults; criminal justice; probation practice; procedural justice; penal supervision; substantive compliance |
| Sustainable Development Goals | 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions |
| Middlesex University Theme | Health & Wellbeing |
| Research Group | Cente for Social and Criminological Research (CSCR) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Journal | The British Journal of Criminology: An International Review of Crime and Society |
| ISSN | 0007-0955 |
| Electronic | 1464-3529 |
| Publication dates | |
| Online | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Accepted | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Deposited | 07 Jul 2026 |
| Output status | Published |
| Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
| Copyright Statement | © The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press. The version of record: For the purpose of open access, the author(s) has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azag053 |
| Language | English |
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