Is Ventura Trying More Kids As Adults Than Any Other County… for the Money? Witness LA, August 26, 2011
In my last blog , I discussed the effectiveness of a 3‑week media blitz that overthrew a California Proposition backed by significant financial investment, popular support, and academic research. This week’s blog will explore another example of the importance of a good marketing strategy when campaigning for criminal justice initiatives. California Proposition 5 (2008) Prop. 5 , known also as the Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act (NORA), was a ballot initiative scheduled for the…
Aug 25, 2011
Executive Director Daniel Macallair presents at Texas Public Policy Foundation conference
The Texas Public Policy Foundation cordially invited CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair to present at a panel discussion on juvenile justice as part of the 19th Annual Meeting of the State Policy Network (SPN), on August 25, 2011 . Approximately 700 executives, scholars, researchers, and communications staff from the nation’s state-based free-market think tanks attend the conference, as well as representatives from national organizations such as the Heritage Foundation, Cato…
Social network participants may be more prone to drug, alcohol use, study finds Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2011
The latest publication in CJCJ’s Juvenile Justice Realignment Series analyses direct adult criminal court filings across California’s 58 counties since the passage of Proposition 21 (2000). Direct filing allows prosecutors to unilaterally transfer youth to adult court, thereby circumventing juvenile court jurisdiction.* Read the full report at $1What_has_been_the_effect_of_Prop_21.pdf$4 Find out what others are saying about it in our attached press release, including statements by Assembly…