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New Report: Prop 47 and Crime in 2015: Sep 21, 2016; CJCJ's new report provides a comparison of county-level crime changes to jail population changes and prison releases after the passage of Prop 47.
Treating Young Offenders Like Adults Is Bad Parenting: Sep 9, 2016; The Atlantic interviews CJCJ's Nisha Ajmani and Mike Males, and determines that district attorneys' unfettered power to prosecute youth as adults doesn't benefit anyone — except prosecutors.
August News from CJCJ: Celebrating the life of Juidell Preston: Aug 31, 2016; CJCJ remembers change-maker, Juidell Preston, youth clients learn new skills in the High Sierras, and new CJCJ reports address juvenile justice issues in California.
CJCJ in the News: Milwaukee Is Latest City to Use Curfew to Tamp Down Unrest: Aug 17, 2016; The Associated Press interviews Mike Males, who criticizes Milwaukee's implementation of youth curfews after protests in the city became destructive.
Fact Sheet: California's Youth and Young Adult Arrest Rates Continue a Historic Decline: Aug 16, 2016; A new fact sheet from CJCJ shows that, in 2015, arrests of young people under age 25 dropped below 2014 levels and continue a decades-long trend of decline
GPB Media: Mike Males on potential curfews in Dallas, TX: Aug 1, 2016; GPB Media "On Second Thought" invited CJCJ's Senior Research Fellow Mike Males to speak on the potential implementation of curfews in Dallas, TX.
CJCJ in the news: Mike Males on coercive police interrogation: Jul 7, 2016; A North Dakota college student was killed after police coerced him to work as a drug deal informant by threatening him with a lengthy prison sentence for low-level marijuana sale.
Crime and Violence by San Francisco Youth Plunges 80 percent in Last 20 Years: Mike Males, Jun 15, 2016; But strangely, youth entering the system are twice as likely to be incarcerated today.
Justice by Geography: Do Politics Influence the Prosecution of Youth as Adults?: Jun 9, 2016; CJCJ’s new report finds that counties with Republican district attorneys are more likely to directly file youth in adult, criminal court.
Should Young People Be Banished from Public?: Mike Males, May 6, 2016; It’s for their own protection, leaders say, claiming “studies” show youth-control laws “prevent crime” and “save lives.” But do they? A critique of recent studies is revealing.
National Reentry Week & April News from CJCJ: Apr 29, 2016; CJCJ'S Direct service team reflects on National Reentry Wee , San Francisco leadership discusses Prop. 47's impact on crime, & CJCJ advocates for community opportunity at the state Senate.
CJCJ in the news: Crime Moves Back Down in 2016 in Davis and West Sacramento: Apr 6, 2016; The Davis Vanguard highlights CJCJ's recent report analyzing Prop. 47's impact on crime.
The Dark Side of “Brain Science”: Manufacturing Teenage Crime: Mike Males, Apr 5, 2016; Governor Brown should veto the “smoking age” bill. Like other useless “status offenses,” it will contribute to thousands more arrests and higher unemployment among young people.
KPFA 94.1-FM Berkeley: Fresno Legislator Seeks Changes To Prop. 47: Mar 24, 2016; Assem. Jim Patterson seeks to amend Prop. 47 based on claims that it increased crime. KFPA interviews Mike Males about CJCJ's new report finding no definitive correlation between Prop. 47 and crime.
CJCJ in the news: Weed Legalization Can’t Seem to Fix One Thing: Racial Gaps in Drug Arrests: Mar 22, 2016; Mic picks up data analysis from CJCJ's Mike Males showing a continued racial disparity in marijuana-related arrests, even in legalization states.
CJCJ in the news: More Blacks Still Going to Jail for Marijuana Despite Legalization: Mar 22, 2016; High Times looks at various reports, including data from CJCJ's Mike Males, finding racial disparities for marijuana-related arrests in legalization states.
CJCJ in the news: Black People Twice As Likely To Be Arrested For Pot In Colorado And Washington — Where It’s Legal: Mar 22, 2016; Think Progress covers Mike Males's data findings that racial disparities in marijuana-related arrests still exist in legalization states.
CJCJ in the news: Pot legalization hasn’t done anything to shrink the racial gap in drug arrests: Mar 21, 2016; The Washington Post reviews findings by CJCJ's Mike Males which show that, despite the huge drops in marijuana-related arrests in both Washington and Colorado, the pot arrest rate for African-Americans was more than double that of non-African Americans.
New Report! Is Proposition 47 to Blame for California's 2015 Increase in Urban Crime?: Mike Males, Mar 15, 2016; A new CJCJ report by Mike Males finds no obvious effects associated with Prop. 47 that would be expected if the reform measure had produced a consistent impact on crime.
CJCJ in the news: Why a 'smoking age' of 21 is a bad idea: Mar 14, 2016; Mike Males writes an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times showing that the implementation of these "protective" laws actually disrupt positive youth trends.
CJCJ in the news: Native Americans; A Forgotten Minority in US Presidential Campaign: Mar 14, 2016; Voice of America highlights Mike Males's finding that Native Americans are disparately likely to be killed by law enforcement.
CJCJ in the news: The Stunning Facts on Crime and Imprisonment Everyone Is Ignoring: Mar 11, 2016; In article written for the Washington Monthly, CJCJ's Mike Males points out major changes in crime trends and asks why they are being ignored by criminal justice interest groups.
CJCJ in the news: Kids Are Becoming Less Violent. Adults Not So Much.: Mar 11, 2016; Mother Jones focuses on Mike Males research regarding the detrimental effects of childhood lead poisoning on crime trends.
CJCJ in the news: Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton Accepted Almost the Same Amount of Prison Lobbyist Donations: Feb 12, 2016; The Huffington Post reports on Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio receiving campaign contributions from private prison lobbies, and cites CJCJ statistics showing racial disparities in the justice system.
CJCJ in the news: Rising crime in Long Beach stoking anxieties among police, politicians: Feb 11, 2016; Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) asks to CJCJ's Mike Males to comment on whether or not Proposition 47 has effected crime in Long Beach.