By Mike Males & Anthony Bernier Oakland, California’s, troubled police department is the first ever to be taken over completely by a federal judge and his appointed director. Oakland’s newest police chief, Howard Jordan, the fifth in a recent succession, has proven unable to reform a department plagued by systematic police brutality and racial profiling and, despite exorbitant budgets, chronic understaffing, abysmal crime-solving rates, and a severely backlogged laboratory. U.S. District…
Newsroom Jan 2, 2013
Catching up with Peter Y. Sussman
Catching up with Peter Y. Sussman San Francisco Chronicle, January 1, 2013
Blog Dec 31, 2013
What about Men? A follow-up to Newtown Shootings
In my most recent blog I happen to mention in passing that most of these kinds of shootings are committed by men. In a recent article by Meghan Murphy expanded on this often neglected fact. The issue of guns and access to mental health care has most often been discussed, writes Murphy, but, she says, “no one is asking what is, for once, the single most important question: What about the men?” After listing some of the most well-known mass shootings dating back to 1984, she writes that “In…
Blog Dec 27, 2012
A Partnership to Change Our Criminal Justice System
As 2012 draws to a close, now is a time for reflection on past achievements and future challenges. The holiday season and coming New Year represent an opportunity to jolt us from our everyday complacency. CJCJ is unique in that it joins practitioners and researchers, all working for one common purpose: a more humane justice system. Our hard work builds not just on the dedication of agency staff, interns, and volunteers, rather we rely on generous contributions from individuals such as…
Chino prison inmate population seeing a 40-percent decline Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, December 26, 2012