Brian Goldstein, April 18, 2018
Blog—This spring, CJCJ is excited to announce our move to a new home in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District!
Maureen Washburn, April 10, 2018
Blog—Senate Bill 1391 will end the transfer of younger teens into adult criminal court, keeping them in the juvenile justice system where education and rehabilitation services are mandatory.
Renee Menart, April 6, 2018
Blog, Justice by Geography—CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009-2016.
Maureen Washburn, April 4, 2018
Publications, Juvenile Justice—CJCJ's new fact sheet finds unprecedented available capacity in California's county-run juvenile halls, camps, and ranches due to declines in juvenile arrests and reductions in juvenile justice… Continue
Renee Menart, March 30, 2018
Newsletter—Youth Justice Mentoring participant makes strides in work and school, JCRU models effective aftercare for Santa Clara County, and CJCJ pushes the state budget to better serve California’s youth.
Renee Menart, March 21, 2018
Blog—An estimated 8 million individuals in California have criminal records. Increasing access to employment can lessen the negative impacts of justice system contact and benefit communities across the… Continue
Maureen Washburn, March 13, 2018
Blog—California legislators have introduced new bills to expand opportunities for justice-involved youth and adults and lessen the harm of justice system contact.
March 10, 2018
CJCJ in the News—The San Francisco Examiner quotes CJCJ's Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn and Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on the rising per capita costs of California's Division of Juvenile… Continue
Brian Goldstein, March 8, 2018
Blog, Juvenile Justice—New data from 2017 show a continued population decline in California’s local juvenile halls and camps/ranches.
March 2, 2018
CJCJ in the News—WitnessLA references and quotes the blog post, 2018-19 Budget Proposal Would Expand California’s Youth Correctional System at a Time of Falling Populations by CJCJ's Policy Analyst Maureen… Continue
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Established in 1985 as the Western Regional Office of the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA), the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ) is a nonprofit nonpartisan organization promoting a balanced and humane criminal justice system through the provision of direct services, technical assistance, and policy analysis.
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