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High Rates of Incarceration Not Linked to Less Crime: Mike Males, Jan 3, 2019; CJCJ Senior Research Fellow Mike Males investigates claims that incarceration reduces crimes by taking a deeper look at California's crime and imprisonment trends among various age demographics.
New Fact Sheet: Fresno County Shows Favorable Crime Trends in the Justice Reform Era (2010-2017): Mike Males, Oct 4, 2018; A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that, amid substantial statewide criminal justice reform, Fresno County and the City of Fresno have experienced generally positive crime trends including a 28 percent drop in the rate of property crimes.
The Number of Youth in Juvenile Detention in California Has Quietly Plummeted: Sep 13, 2018; The Voice of San Diego quotes CJCJ's Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on California's steadily declining youth crime trends and emptying juvenile justice facilities.