Blog Nov 5, 2008
Election Reflections
Last night’s elections should give us all cause for hope that the United States is moving into a post conservative era that will usher in a new wave of social policy. However, the defeat of California’s Proposition 5 should be a reminder of the challenges ahead in shaping a more humane and rational criminal justice system. Proposition 5 offered an opportunity to bypass the prison industrial complex interest groups who exert a stranglehold on reform legislation at the state capital.…
Blog Nov 3, 2008
Vote Yes on Proposition 5
On Election Day, California voters will have the opportunity to bring permanent change to its morally and financially bankrupt criminal justice system by voting for Proposition 5 — the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA). Prop 5 circumvents the special interests dominance that has brought California’s criminal justice system to the brink of collapse and paralyzed attempts to bring responsible change through the normal legislative process. The power of the prison industrial complex…
Welcome to the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice’s newly developed Policy Center. This page will predominantly serve as a posting board for updates and current news in the fields of juvenile and criminal justice. Postings will be made by experts in the field, to include our various Directors and Senior Research Fellows. This page is technically a blog, and we hope you check back often to learn about the most recent events in the field of justice. Thank you.
Blog Dec 31, 2008
Juvenile Justice in America: Problems and Prospects
Juvenile Justice in America: Problems and Prospects debunks the argument that incarceration reduces crime and advocates social policy that seeks workable alternatives.
Blog Nov 30, 2007
Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society
Crime and Criminal Justice in American Society looks at how different groups, including people of color, the rich, and the poor, perceive the “facts” of crime and the criminal justice system.