Research Memo Nov 15, 2023
Crime, Especially Homicide, Declines in California Cities in First Half of 2023

CJCJ Senior Research Fellow, Mike Males, Ph.D., analyzes the latest FBI crime data, finding that both property and violent crime rates fell in California cities in the first half of 2023.
Newsletter Nov 14, 2023
CJCJ’s Fall 2023 Newsletter
CJCJ’s fall newsletter covers our Voter Restoration Project, Cameo House news, CJCJ hosting a panel and screening at SFSU, and our employee spotlight.
Newsletter Oct 3, 2023
CJCJ’s End of Summer Newsletter
CJCJ’s end of summer newsletter. In this issue: CJCJ media highlights, youth-coach-ups for state meetings, technical assistance support in Kings County investigation, and more!
Fighting For Justice
CJCJ’s direct services for formerly incarcerated adults and youth facing various points of entry with the criminal and juvenile justice system.
Histories of juvenile and criminal justice reform in California and the nation from CJCJ, as well as education resources.
CJCJ’s policy research, technical assistance, leadership development, and advocacy efforts.
Featured Work
More ResourcesReport Jun 28, 2023
Beyond Repair: Envisioning a Humane Future After 132 Years of Brutality in California’s Youth Prisons
Report by CJCJ follows the 132-year history of California’s Division of Juvenile Justice
Report Jun 2, 2022
San Francisco’s crime rates fall while Sacramento’s “tough-on-crime” DA presides over rising violence
San Francisco has seen major decreases in crime amid progressive reforms, while nearby Sacramento is seeing a homicide and violence surge.
Prop 47 has reinvested over half a billion dollars from expensive, overcrowded prisons into low-cost, high-impact prevention programs.