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CA Lawmakers Consider Ending the Treatment of 14- and 15-Year-Olds as Adults: Maureen Washburn, Apr 10, 2018; 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.
California Sentencing Institute now shows 2016 trends: Renee Menart, Apr 6, 2018; CJCJ’s California Sentencing Institute (CASI) interactive map now shows annual criminal and juvenile justice statistics for 2009-2016.
New Report: Crime in California Cities Remains Stable Through Justice Reform Era (2010-2017): Mike Males, Jan 31, 2018; A new fact sheet from the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice finds that, during a period of large-scale criminal justice reform, California’s urban crime rates remained stable.