CJCJ’s vigorous policy advocacy and innovative programs transform juvenile justice systems to better serve young people and their families. This work strengthens community safety while reducing incarceration. Our team regularly investigates juvenile halls and youth prisons across the country. We report on conditions and concerns, while lifting up successful, community-led diversion programs. Here are CJCJ’s reports on these juvenile justice programs and policies.
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Making San Francisco’s juvenile justice system work requires the adoption of a new organizational structure and direction. Under the new system, secure detention becomes just one element of a full continuum of services capable of providing comprehensive individualized interventions.
Publications Jul 16, 1996
An Analysis of Juvenile Homicides: Where They Occur and the Effectiveness do Adult Court Intervention
An unprecedented and rapidly developing trend — the transfer of juvenile offenders into the adult prison system at increasingly younger ages — is creating increasing strain on our country’s criminal justice system.
Publications Jul 1, 1996
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Plight of Adolescent Girls in The San Francisco Juvenile Justice System
This report presents recommendations about serving the unique needs of girls in the San Francisco Juvenile Probation system.
Publications Dec 1, 1995
Emerging from Darkness: Reinventing San Francisco’s Juvenile Justice System
The juvenile justice system should be viewed as one element along a continuum of social institutions designed to foster social development.
A look at societal attitudes towards youth and delinquency.