CJCJ in the News Jul 31, 2018
As the criminal justice reform movement grows, District Attorney Mike Hestrin reaches out to local youth
The Desert Sun highlights research by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, citing crime trends on the California Sentencing Institute.
CJCJ’s team goes out to the ball game to celebrate new shared workspace, the Next Generation Fellows train to transform justice and build community, and CJCJ Director Gerald Miller speaks on a panel to improve young adult reentry.
CJCJ in the News Jul 27, 2018
Busting the Myth of Immigrant Crime
CJCJ Senior Research Fellow Mike Males authors a commentary article in Yes! Magazine on immigration, which analyzes violence in white communities compared to diverse sanctuary communities.
CJCJ in the News Jul 25, 2018
California, Like Other States, Needs Independent Monitor to Solidify Reform, Ward Off Abuses
CJCJ Policy Analyst Maureen Washburn authors an Op-Ed in the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) about California’s Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), which has been mired in scandal for much of its history and requires independent monitoring to hold the system accountable.
CJCJ in the News Jul 23, 2018
Intersectionality, Complexity of California Juvenile Justice Dramatized in ‘The 57 Bus’
CJCJ’s Director of Policy and Development Brian Goldstein authors an Op-Ed on the complexities of youth in our juvenile justice system through the lens of “The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime that Changed Their Lives” by Dashka Slater.