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The Kids Are All Right (and These Surprising Statistics Prove It): Jul 17, 2017; CJCJ's Mike Males pens an op-ed for Yes! Magazine detailing positive trends among American youth, such as declining crime, increasing education, and greater political tolerance.
Travis Allen’s Mostly False Claim About Crime in California: Jul 3, 2017; Politifact uses data from CJCJ's recent report to fact check a statement made by California gubernatorial candidate, Travis Allen.
A new report, a CJCJ client gives back & youth clients celebrate summer!: Jun 30, 2017; CJCJ youth clients celebrate summer with indoor go-karting; Refuting fear: immigration, youth, and CA's declining violence; and Cameo House resident completes program and gives back.
The California Story: Reduced Crime, High Immigration: Jun 7, 2017; 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.
KPFA 94.1FM Berkeley: CJCJ refutes political rhetoric on immigration and crime: Jun 6, 2017; 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 Violence."
State spent millions on youth facilities despite drop in crime: May 23, 2017; 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.
Trump's distortions of crime, violence, drugs and youth: Mike Males, Mar 3, 2017; Trump’s address reveals dangerous misconceptions. Drugs and crime in America have virtually nothing to do with immigrants, foreigners, or youth.
“Teen Brain” Non-Science Debunked: Mike Males, Feb 28, 2017; Recent scientific reviews have debunked neurological studies which found youth to be more crime prone, but statistical realities showing dramatic drops in youth crime were demolishing such claims for decades.
Pushing Back Against Alt-Facts and Focusing on California: Feb 28, 2017; Daniel Macallair testifies before California Assembly committee; CJCJ authors two editorials in national news platforms; Implementing Proposition 57 and sentencing reform in 2017
California to Trump: What 'American carnage'? Things are far safer here than in the rest of America: Mike Males, Feb 21, 2017; Mike Males pens an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times disputing the claims made by President Trump and his administration.
New Report: Urban Crime Trends Remain Stable Through California’s Policy Reform Era (2010-2016): Mike Males, Feb 8, 2017; CJCJ's new fact sheet finds that, despite the implementation of large-scale criminal justice reforms, California’s urban crime rates remained stable from 2010 through early 2016.
Lost African American Girls in the Maryland Juvenile Justice System: Jan 6, 2017; CJCJ's Mike Males discusses the mistreatment and criminalization of Black girls in the juvenile justice system with WPFW Crossroads host, Roach Brown.
Sixteen Year-Olds Are Smart. Let Them Vote.: Mike Males and Anthony Bernier, Oct 18, 2016; CJCJ's Mike Males pens an op-ed for Washington Monthly calling on San Francisco voters to pass Proposition F and allow young people age 16 and older to vote in municple elections.
New report tests to see if Prop 47 resulted in higher crime rates: Oct 7, 2016; CBS Monterey interviews CJCJ's Erica Webster about a new CJCJ report analyzing Proposition 47's impact on crime.
New report shows fewer juveniles are being arrested for violent felonies: Oct 6, 2016; KBFX Bakersfield interviews CJCJ's Mauren Washburn about a new CJCJ report on dramatic decreases in California's youth crime.
CJCJ Director awarded Juvenile Advocate of the Year, plus new Prop 47 report!: Oct 3, 2016; Prop 47 and Crime in 2015, CJCJ's Executive Director awarded Juvenile Advocate of the Year, and dedicated CJCJ youth mentors featured in a major news outlet.
Prop. 47: ‘Reckless experiment’ or hope for criminal justice reform?: Sep 28, 2016; The Los Angeles Daily News highlights CJCJ's new report which finds that Proposition 47's criminal justice reforms do not correlate with county-level crime changes in 2015.
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.