CJCJ in the News Oct 29, 2018
The Scanner: Complaints against cops fell with body cams, but questions remain
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article on current crime trends in California in the eighth year of its “justice reform era.”
On September 30th, Governor Brown signed a historic piece of legislation ending the prosecution of children under 12 in juvenile court.
The San Diego Union-Tribune cites research findings by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in an article about recent justice reforms including Senate Bill 439, which protects children under 12 from prosecution in the juvenile justice system.
The Potrero View quotes CJCJ’s Senior Research Fellow Mike Males in an article about ongoing problems with San Francisco Police Department reporting practices and recent crime trends.
NBC News quotes CJCJ’s Executive Director Daniel Macallair in an article about the Trump administration’s “tough on crime” policies, and the reality of declining rates of youth crime.