CJCJ researches the root causes of crime and other social issues. We examine broader social conditions such as poverty, racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities. Our work promotes policies that address these causes. This creates a healthy and equitable society for all. History has repeatedly demonstrated that incarceration is not a sustainable, long-term solution to public safety. Here are CJCJ’s research findings on legislation aimed to influence incarceration, community safety, and public policy.
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Can California County Jails Absorb Low-Level State Prisoners?
Publications Mar 1, 2011
Renewing Juvenile Justice
Commissioned by the Sierra Health Foundation, and authored by CJCJ, Renewing Juvenile Justice offers policy recommendations to move juvenile justice practices in California into the 21st Century.
Proposition 19: Did “Failure” Build Larger Success?
Publications Jan 25, 2011
Interest groups and criminal justice policy
An introduction to the role interest groups play in the development of criminal justice policies.
Publications Oct 1, 2010
Marijuana Arrests and California’s Drug War: A Report to the California Legislature, 2010 Update
Marijuana Arrests and California’s Drug War: A Report to the California Legislature, 2010 Update