Maureen Washburn, June 20, 2017
Blog—Juvenile administrative fees harm youth and families and undermine the rehabilitative intent of the juvenile justice system. A team of lawmakers, advocates, and researchers is working to bring an end… Continue
Brian Goldstein, June 14, 2017
Blog, Juvenile Justice—Right now, California is deciding how, and in some cases whether, to afford basic protections for youth confined in county juvenile halls and camps.
June 7, 2017
CJCJ in the News, Political Landscape—The Crime Report highlights a recent CJCJ report which found increasing positive trends for health in safety in California as the overall population became more diverse and saw increased immigration.
June 6, 2017
CJCJ in the News, Political Landscape—Berkeley radio station, KPFA 94.1 FM, interviewed CJCJ's Mike Males about the findings of his recent report "Refuting Fear: Immigration, Youth, and California's Stunning Declines in Crime and… Continue
June 6, 2017
Publications, Juvenile Justice, Social Justice—A new CJCJ report finds crime and violence have decreased as racial and ethnic diversity and immigration increased in California, particularly among young people.
June 1, 2017
Volume 14, Justice Policy Journal—Articles on educating incarcerated young adults, police involvement with intimate partner violence calls, witness sexual orientation bias, and a book review on Prisoner Reentry in the Era of Mass… Continue
May 23, 2017
CJCJ in the News, Correctional Institutions, Juvenile Justice—The Union Democrat quotes CJCJ's Erica Webster and Mike Males regarding community concerns about the size of Tuolumne County's new, 30-bed juvenile hall that currently confines four young people.
Erica Webster, May 23, 2017
Blog, Proposition 57, Sentencing—New legislation seeks to limit eligibility for Prop 57 reforms, thereby failing to address the root causes of mass incarceration and how we treat those who have committed violent crimes.
May 12, 2017
CJCJ in the News, Proposition 57—UC Berkeley's Oakland North highlights CJCJ research and interviews Maureen Washburn and Erica Webster on the beneficial reforms of Prop 57.
Maureen Washburn, May 10, 2017
Blog—This legislative session, CJCJ is co-sponsoring two justice reform bills and supporting others that seek to reduce California's reliance on incarceration.
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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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