News and publications from past year

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New Lenses for Positive Change: Katrina Han, Apr 15, 2014; CJCJ's Katrina Han discusses the need for thoughtful and deliberate juvenile justice intervention strategies.
Probation Reports: What we can learn from the 'most important' documents in the criminal justice system: Apr 10, 2014; The North Coast Journal explores the importance about pre-sentence investigation reports. Execuvite Director, Daniel Macallair, discusses this in detail in the article.
A Survey of Key Juvenile Justice Legislation for California: Brian Goldstein, Apr 8, 2014; Public safety issues are especially challenging given the state’s ongoing prison overcrowding crisis and the ever-evolving juvenile justice system. Yet, 2014 already brings some exceptional juvenile justice legislation that is worthy of recognition and support.
Racial Disparity in Juvenile Facilities Increased as Overall Incarceration Plummeted, Report Says: Apr 2, 2014; CJCJ's Executive Director Dan Macallair highlights the need for local community-based service organizations.
Why Statistical Bigotry Is Just Bigotry, Round 2: Mike Males, Apr 2, 2014; Chronicle columnist Chip Johnson shows once again how statistics are misused to justify prejudicial policing
Missouri's Innovative Concept Academy: One Powerful Idea: Kate McCracken, Apr 1, 2014; The Innovative Concept Academy in St. Louis City, Missouri shows how one powerful idea can come to life when you are willing to think outside the box and challenge the status quo.
Kicked Out of School for Not Being “Feminine” Enough: Randall G. Shelden, Mar 29, 2014; Girls growing up face hurdles concerning gender identity and this bears directly to what they face upon entering the juvenile justice system.
Justice Policy Journal – Volume 11, Number 1 – Spring 2014: Mar 28, 2014; Articles on the nexus between immigration and criminal justice, disproportionate justice-involvement among the American Indian population, and modern developments in prison architecture and design.
San Francisco’s Sheriff implements Obamacare: Selena Teji, Mar 25, 2014; Sheriff Mirkarimi discusses his plans to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in San Francisco.
Whatever Happened to the Ad War on Drugs?: Mar 24, 2014; CJCJ's Mike Males is featured in Advertising Age and highlights the problems with commercials created by Partnership at Drugfree.org
Asm. Ammiano: “We can’t punish them into success”: Kate McCracken, Mar 18, 2014; Today, the state Assembly Select Committee on Justice Reinvestment held a hearing on juvenile justice reform. The experts unanimously emphasized data collection and use in decision making.
Brian Goldstein's testimony at Assembly Select Committee on Justice Reinvestment: Mar 18, 2014; Brian Goldstein, CJCJ's Policy Analyst, provides testimony to the Assembly Select Committee on Justice Reinvestment on March 18, 2014.
California's Radical De-Incarceration Experiment: Mar 13, 2014; Mike Males discusses California's deincarceration movement in the California Progress Report.
OP-ED: The Teenage Brain, New Science or the Same Old Prejudice?: Mike Males, Mar 11, 2014; Senior Research Fellow Mike Males explores youth development, behavior, and prejudice in an Op-ed featured in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
Two Roadmaps for Reform: Brian Goldstein, Mar 11, 2014; California’s 2014 legislative session has started and policymakers are considering ways to develop comprehensive public safety policy. Recent reports by the Legislative Analysts Office and Little Hoover Commission provide a necessary roadmap for the state.
'Audrie's Law' targets rapes of passed-out teens: Mar 8, 2014; Senate Bill 838, "Audrie's Law" would expand the ability of prosecutors to unilaterally charge youth as adults. Is this another example of knee-jerk policy?
Lawyers help troubled S.F. youths stay in class, out of jail: Mar 8, 2014; In partnership with the San Francisco Public Defender's Office, CJCJ operates the Legal Advocacy Education Program (LEAP) to help at-risk youth obtain educational success.
LEAP TEAM TO RECEIVE GOOD GOVERNMENT AWARD: Mar 7, 2014; CJCJ's LEAP program receives 34th annual Good Government award on March 11, 2014. The LEAP team includes CJCJ's Board member Patti Lee and LEAP Advocate Marc Babus.
Board of State and Community Corrections Meeting January 16, 2014: Brian Goldstein, Mar 4, 2014; Unofficial notes from the meeting, taken by CJCJ's Brian Goldstein.
President Obama to Youth of Color: You’re on Your Own: Mike Males, Mar 4, 2014; Mike Males critiques the President's new My Brother's Keeper initiative, asking why the federal government is not investing in measures to reduce youth poverty.
California's Urban Violent Crime Rate Falls in First Half of 2013: Feb 28, 2014; CJCJ released a fact sheet today using new FBI crime data for the first six months of 2013.
Kids for Cash: Randall G. Shelden, Feb 26, 2014; Senior Research Fellow Randy Shelden revisits his previous examination of the perils of privatization of youth prisons and detention centers.
The Negative Impact of Solitary Confinement on Youth: Kate McCracken, Feb 25, 2014; “Punitive segregation” and “therapeutic modules” describe interventions correctional facility staff use on confined youth. These interventions might sound innocuous, but what do they really look like?
Inflamed Rhetoric, Senseless Killings, Light Verdicts: Grownups, “Stand Your Ground”: Mike Males, Feb 24, 2014; Senior Research Fellow Mike Males examines myths related to youth crime in light of the Michael Dunn verdict.
Back to work: San Francisco reduces unfair barriers to employment: Selena Teji, Feb 20, 2014; Earlier this month, San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to implement a Fair Chance Ordinance promoting fair hiring policies among both public and private employers.