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San Francisco Youth, 2012: Our Least Violent Generation?
- Dec 1, 2012
- San Francisco Youth, 2012: Our Least Violent Generation?
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Juvenile Crime at All-Time Low, Leaving Empty Beds at Juvenile Hall
- Nov 29, 2012
- Juvenile Crime at All-Time Low, Leaving Empty Beds at Juvenile Hall Fair Oaks-Carmichael Patch, November 28, 2012
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California Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rate To Record Low: Study
- Nov 29, 2012
- California Marijuana Decriminalization Drops Youth Crime Rate To Record Low: Study Huffington Post, November 29, 2012
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California Youth Crime Plunge Challenges Conventional Thinking
- Nov 22, 2012
- California Youth Crime Plunge Challenges Conventional Thinking Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 21, 2012
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Mapping the landscape of California's juvenile justice population
- Brian Goldstein, Nov 20, 2012
- California is a very diverse state, with 58 counties potentially acting as "laboratories" of policy innovation in the field of juvenile justice. County and state-level practitioners, and policy makers can learn from these successes and model similar programs in their respective jurisdictions. However, these same counties also vary in their ability to address complex pressing challenges, specifically as relates to youth offenders. County-level data-analysis is a necessary building block in…
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Monterey County youth arrests down, but incarceration up
- Nov 16, 2012
- Monterey County youth arrests down, but incarceration up Monterey Herald, November 15, 2012
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"Crossover Youth": The Intersection of Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice
- Nov 15, 2012
"Crossover Youth": The Intersection of Child Welfare & Juvenile Justice Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 15, 2012
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County-by-county youth crime trends defy conventional theory
- Selena Teji, Nov 15, 2012
- Yesterday, CJCJ launched its California juvenile justice interactive map , displaying a plethora of data regarding local youth arrest and confinement practices by county. This is particularly pertinent given that California's statewide trends are so extraordinary: Youth crime in California is at its lowest level since statewide statistics were first compiled in 1954. The county-by-county data paint a more nuanced picture of juvenile justice in California. Among its 58 counties, the…
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NEW: juvenile justice interactive map
- Nov 14, 2012
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 14, 2012 CJCJ's California Sentencing Institute releases the juvenile justice interactive map , includes county-by-county data visualizations San Francisco, CA : Today CJCJ launched its new juvenile justice interface for the California Sentencing Institute (CASI) . The new juvenile justice map features interactive filters, county comparisons, geographic visualizations, and fully downloadable datasets. Please explore the new juvenile justice map at…
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Former 'SYTYCD' Performer Helps At-Risk Youth
- Nov 3, 2012
- Former 'SYTYCD' Performer Helps At-Risk Youth Fox 40, November 2, 2012
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California Juvenile Arrests at 50-year Low
- Nov 2, 2012
- California Juvenile Arrests at 50-year Low Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, November 2, 2012
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Juvenile Crime Rate At Record Low
- Nov 1, 2012
- Juvenile Crime Rate At Record Low Capital Public Radio, October 31, 2012
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California and juvenile justice realignment: Solid ideas, shaky execution
- Nov 1, 2012
- While Texas and Missouri continue to make steady, substantial steps towards juvenile justice realignment (as mentioned recently by CJCJ), California seems mired in a state of indecision. Though acknowledging the need for wholesale reform, the state lacks the political commitment to implement the policy changes necessary to accomplish it. In 2011-2012, Governor Brown proposed full-scale juvenile justice realignment with support from the Little Hoover Commission, the Legislative Analysts…
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What a Drop in Youth Crime Says About Curfews and Boot Camps: Nothing Good
- Oct 31, 2012
- What a Drop in Youth Crime Says About Curfews and Boot Camps: Nothing Good Take Part, October 30, 2012
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Juvenile crime drops to record low in California
- Oct 31, 2012
- Juvenile crime drops to record low in California KPCC, October 31, 2012
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Positive youth justice: investing in California's strengths
- Oct 30, 2012
- There is a shift taking place in the landscape of California's juvenile justice system. In an effort to move away from a punitive model which has historically framed youth involved in the juvenile justice system as a liability, a new framework has emerged. Traditionally, juvenile justice has been rooted in a deficit based approach that focuses on addressing the youth's problem behaviors such as poor decision making or addiction. By placing emphasis on the acts of delinquency alone,…
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No on Prop. 35: The wrong tool for a good cause
- Selena Teji, Oct 23, 2012
- Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (CASE) aims to address the increasing prevalence and public concern regarding human trafficking in California, specifically as it relates to the sexual exploitation of children. It proposes to do this by greatly increasing the existing sentences and penalties for trafficking offenses, and expands sex offender registration laws, including new mandates to report email addresses and internet usernames. Prop. 35 would also broaden…
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Making Sense of California Youth Sentences
- Oct 19, 2012
- Making Sense of California Youth Sentences Youth Radio, October 18, 2012
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Making Sense of California Youth Sentences
- Oct 19, 2012
- Making Sense of California Youth Sentences Huffington Post, October 19, 2012
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Longer sentences for youth do not improve public safety
- Selena Teji, Oct 16, 2012
- Pathways to Desistance , a study of serious youth offenders, finds that long institutional commitments do not reduce recidivism and in fact can have the opposite effect. The study follows over 1,300 youth convicted of serious felonies (inc. murder, robbery, and sex offenses) across the country over a seven-year period. A September 2012 factsheet from the National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) summarizes the latest findings of the study: ~ A youth's future likelihood to re-offend cannot…
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Meaningful mental health outcomes for youth
- Oct 11, 2012
- In the last sixteen years, California's counties have assumed an increased responsibility for the state's justice involved youth. The Governor and independent policy organizations such as the Legislative Analyst's Office have argued that the state's counties are better equipped than the state's youth correctional system to serve high needs youth. This vulnerable population is often exposed to childhood trauma and violence resulting in an increased need for mental health services which can be…
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Council Turns Against Curfews
- Oct 11, 2012
- Council Turns Against Curfews Jackson Free Press, October 11, 2012
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California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low
- Oct 1, 2012
California Youth Crime Plunges to All-Time Low
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Gateway Program provides positive path for San Bernardino County juvenile offenders
- Aug 28, 2012
- Gateway Program provides positive path for San Bernardino County juvenile offenders Redlands Daily Facts, August 26, 2012
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Governor Brown can end juvenile life without parole in California
- Brian Heller de Leon, Aug 23, 2012
- Governor Brown has an historic opportunity sitting on his desk. For the first time four years, legislation sponsored by Senator Leland Yee (San Francisco) to eliminate the practice known as Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP) has passed both Senate and Assembly floor votes. The legislation, Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) has arrived on the Governor's desk and is awaiting his signature. SB 9 would end the policy some have called "a living death sentence" whereby youth felons are sentenced to life in…
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Explore how California’s 58 counties send their residents to correctional institutions with interactive maps, charts, and downloadable data.